Sold Down the River
The David McWilliams Podcast
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Rivers, Trade, and Slavery in America
Exploring the trade routes of the Ohio River and Mississippi River in America, this chapter delves into the economic dynamics of products exchanged between North America and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the lack of roads on transportation. It further discusses the historical context of the flatboat era, the displacement of Native Americans, the harsh realities of slavery in the cotton plantations, and the emergence of wildcat banking in the absence of a centralized banking system.
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