American Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

By (author): "Edmund S. Morgan"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  Race books  American History books  American Revolution books  
Publish Date: 1975
American Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia
ISBN0393312887
ISBN139780393312881
AsinAmerican Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia
Original titleAmerican Slavery, American Freedom
In this study of the tragic contradiction at the heart of America, Edward Morgan looks for answers in the people and politics of Virginia - a state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country.