On Thursday 10 April 2008 23:55:07 ken barber wrote:
>   no i did not catch deri, but, i would like to see
> it. it is diametrically opposed to a book i read
> several years ago.
>    also the ecconomy of the time i do not think would
> support that many rich people in any of those states.
> the coinage of the era would point to much less
> wealth.

Hi Ken,

Here's the link again:-

<http://www.southernhistory.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=9406&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0>

I hope you get a chance to read it. He makes some very valid points, although 
there is certainly room to disagree with some of his conclusions.

Cheers

Deri

PS The first third of the article sets out the traditional wisdom (that the 
slave owning class was very narrow) and then he suggests reasons why such a 
view may be incorrect.

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