| Slavery''s Borderland: Freedom and Bondage Along the Ohio River Subjects: Slavery -- Kentucky; Slavery -- Indiana; Slavery -- Ohio; Ohio River Valley -- History -- 18th century; Ohio River Valley -- History -- 19th century; By centering the practical and figurative significance of the Ohio River as a political border, a cultural boundary, and an artery of movement and economy that gave form to the region, Matthew Salafia sheds light on peculiarities of labor and economy along the Ohio River. Matthew Salafia is coordinator of the University Honors Program and teaches at North Dakota State University. |