Red, white, & black make blue : indigo in the fabric of Colonial South Carolina life - Feeser, Andrea (Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 2013)
Why South Carolina indigo? -- South Carolina indigo in British and Colonial wear -- South Carolina indigo in British textiles for the home and Colonial market -- South Carolina indigo in the dress of slaves and sovereign Indians -- Indigo cultivation and production in South Carolina -- Botanists, merchants, and planters in South Carolina : investments in indigo -- The role of indigo in native-colonist struggles over land and goods -- Producing South Carolina indigo: colonial planters and the skilled labor of slaves -- Indigo plantation histories -- Indigo and an East Florida plantation: overseer Indian Johnson walks away -- Slave John Williams: a key contributor to the Lucas-Pinckney indigo concern -- Conclusion. South Carolina indigo: a history of color.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Indigo industry -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century; Indigo -- South Carolina; Plantation life -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century; Plantation owners -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century; Slaves -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century; African Americans -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century; Textile fabrics -- History -- 18th century; Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- History -- 18th century; South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; South Carolina -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century; Electronic books