John Spencer Bassett & James Knox Polk 
Southern Plantation Overseer as Revealed in his Letters [EPUB ebook] 

Study of ante-bellum Southern cotton plantations examined through letters found in the correspondence of U.S. President James Knox Polk. The letters discuss agricultural and economic aspects of the overseerships of several individual planters. Includes an overview of the work, duties, and contractual obligations of the overseer and a chapter on the plantation experience of President Polk.