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The War Before the War: The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War

The War Before the War: The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew DelbancoPublish date:11/05/19Pages:480
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780735224131ISBN-10:735224137UPC:9780735224131Book Category:History, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Civil RightsBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), AmericanSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCS6K0BG82

The War Before the War: The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War

A New York Times Notable Book Selection

Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

Winner of the Lionel Trilling Book Award

A New York Times Critics' Best Book

"Excellent... stunning."--Ta-Nehisi Coates

This book tells the story of America's original sin--slavery--through politics, law, literature, and above all, through the eyes of enslavedblack people who...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780735224131ISBN-10:735224137UPC:9780735224131Book Category:History, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Civil RightsBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), AmericanSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCS6K0BG82
Andrew Delbanco is the Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies at Columbia University. Author of many notable books, including College, Melville, The Death of Satan, Required Reading, The Real American Dream, and The Puritan Ordeal, he was recently appointed president of the Teagle Foundation, which supports liberal education for college students of all backgrounds. Winner of the Great...
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr

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