American slavery, American freedom: the ordeal of colonial Virginia

The men who came together to found the independent United States either held slaves or were willing to join hands with those who did. George Washington, hero of the Revolution, was the master of several hundred slaves. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, owned more than 200...

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Main Author: Morgan, Edmund S. 1916-2013 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York History Book Club 2005
Edition:Francis Parkman Prize edition
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Summary:The men who came together to found the independent United States either held slaves or were willing to join hands with those who did. George Washington, hero of the Revolution, was the master of several hundred slaves. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, owned more than 200 men, women, and children while eloquently defending the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In this classic work, originally published in 1976, through a meticulous history of Virginia from its earliest settlement through the seventeenth century boom in tobacco, the gradual replacement of servitude with slavery, and the rise of republican ideology, historian Morgan reveals the deep and interlocking relationship between these seemingly contradictory ideas--From publisher description
Item Description:Originally published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 1975
Physical Description:xv, 454 Seiten 1 Karte 24 cm
ISBN:0965727009
9780965727006

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