Jaynes, Gerald David. Branches without roots : genesis of the black working class in the American South, 1862-1882 / by Gerald David Jaynes. - New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1986. - ix, 351 p. ISBN: 0195055756 Subjects--Topical Terms: Economics.Afro-Americans--Employment-Southern States--History--19th century.Share-cropping--Southern States--History--19th century.