In The Ledger and the Chain, acclaimed historian Joshua D. Rothman recounts the shocking story of the domestic slave trade by tracing the lives and careers of Isaac Franklin, John Armfield, and Rice Ballard, who built the largest and most ...

Using Stewart's story as his point of entry, Joshua D. Rothman details why these events, which engulfed much of central and western Mississippi, came to pass.

In Notorious in the Neighborhood, Joshua Rothman examines the full spectrum of interracial sexual relationships under slavery--from Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and the intertwined interracial families of Monticello and Charlottesville ...

Discusses author's interpretation of the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. He also looks at how miscegenation operated in Virginia at that time and its results. Contemporary thought about the issue is also addressed.

Reforming America, 1815-1860 offers insights into one of the most complex and dynamic periods in American history.