The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern: The Forms of Slavery that Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and Rome. The African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States. Compiled from Authentic Materials

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Published and sold exclusively by subscription by H. Miller, 1857 - Slave trade - 832 pages

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Contents

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xi
II
17
III
32
IV
40
V
49
VI
62
VII
87
VIII
96
XVIII
285
XIX
324
XX
338
XXI
351
XXII
368
XXIII
372
XXIV
377
XXV
411

IX
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X
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XI
131
XII
146
XIII
167
XIV
176
XV
225
XVI
240
XVII
268
XXVI
458
XXVII
469
XXVIII
491
XXIX
521
XXX
564
XXXI
593
XXXII
665
XXXIV
749

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