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The Virginia Height Increase: The Effects of Climate, Diet, and Labour on the Health of Enslaved Men in the Cold South, 1815-1835
(2022-08-24)From 1815 to 1835, the height average of enslaved Virginian men increased while the average of European and North American men decreased. This thesis argues that climate should be considered a major influence on the skeletal ...