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Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls
Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee | Bill Carey
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A book that details aspects of slavery in Tennessee and its relationship with the economy, newspapers and the government. Based largely on newspaper advertisements and first-person accounts, this book is full of revelations that prove that slavery was a much bigger part of Tennessee's culture than people realize today.
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This work of investigative journalism from sources that are now over 150 reveals a Tennessee that for any number of reasons are not a part of common understanding. From research using only slave ads in newspapers from across the state Mr. Carey shows how slavery was a part of Tennessee life from the first white settlers until 1865. An important and unsettling work.