(Hardback)

This book includes both the story of slave trader William James Smith and an examination in microcosm of the domestic slave trade in the Souths hinterland. The authors provide insight into the life and business of William James Smith to analyze the interior slave trade and characterizations of slave traders.

(Paperback)

This book is both the story of William James Smith, a South Carolina backcountry slave trader, and an examination in microcosm of the domestic slave trade in the South's hinterland. The authors examine the life and business of William James Smith, revealing the interior slave trade and the slave trader are more nuanced than previously thought.