Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters

"Cannibals All! or, Slaves Without Masters" by George Fitzhugh, is a controversial book that defends slavery by claiming that free workers are treated worse than slaves. The book introduces the idea of "white slavery", where business owners supposedly take advantage of workers more than slaveholders. The author argues that everyone, especially the rich, benefits from a system that exploits workers, accusing them of being like cannibals by living off the unpaid work of others. It also talks about how the economic system makes free workers "slaves without a master" because they have more worries than slaves, which leads to the book questioning society and suggesting slavery should be looked at again.