Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia
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Tristan Stubbs., & Tristan Stubbs|AUTHOR. (2018). Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia . University of South Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tristan Stubbs and Tristan Stubbs|AUTHOR. 2018. Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia. University of South Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tristan Stubbs and Tristan Stubbs|AUTHOR. Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia University of South Carolina Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tristan Stubbs, and Tristan Stubbs|AUTHOR. Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia University of South Carolina Press, 2018.
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Full title | masters of violence the plantation overseers of eighteenth century virginia south carolina and georgia |
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