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Thomas Nelson Page, 1853-1922, Genevieve Cowles, b. 1871, illustrated by, and Maude Cowles, 1871-1905, illustrated by
Social Life in Old Virginia before the War.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.

"The Butler was apt to be severe, and was feared."

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Illustration

Subjects:
  • Slaves.
  • African Americans--Men.
  • Butlers.
  • Children.
  • Drawings.
  • Country life--Virginia.