| David Brion Davis - 1997 - 502 стор.
...has exceeded it by ten or twenty pounds, in all probability his master will measure the next day's accordingly. So, whether he has too little or too...toil. Then a fire must be kindled in the cabin, the com ground in the small hand-mill, and supper, and dinner for the next day in the field, prepared.... | |
| Elizabeth Sirimarco - 2007 - 150 стор.
...respective chores. One feeds the mules, another the swine — another cuts the wood, and so forth. . . . Finally, at a late hour, they reach the quarters,...and dinner for the next day in the field, prepared. . . . An hour before day light the horn is blown. ... It is an offense invariably followed by a flogging,... | |
| Stephen Yafa - 2006 - 436 стор.
...house . . . and their contents stored away like hay, all hands being sent in to tramp it down. . . . Finally, at a late hour, they reach the quarters, sleepy and overcome with the long day's toil. ... An hour before daylight the horn is blown. Then the slaves arouse, prepare their breakfast, fill... | |
| Elaine Landau - 2006 - 100 стор.
...the mules, another the swine—another cuts the wood, and so forth; besides the packing [of cotton] is all done by candle light. Finally, at a late hour, they reach the [slave] quarters, sleepy and overcome with the long day's toil." Slaves across the South endured similar... | |
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