Secret and Sacred
Author | : James Henry Hammond |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 157003222X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781570032226 |
Rating | : 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Download or read book Secret and Sacred written by James Henry Hammond and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set of diaries (1841-1864) brings to light the journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. They reveal a man whose fortune and intellect combined to make him an important leader, but whose flaws kept him from true greatness.