American Slavery 1619-1877
Kolchin, Peter
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304pp. An overview of slavery in America in the period between 1619 and 1877. From its origins in the colonial era, the book explores racial attitudes and the development of the social structures of the old South, the characteristics of slave culture and finally the road to abolition. Clean. Seller Inventory # 006055
Bibliographic Details
Title: American Slavery 1619-1877
Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Printing
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A miraculous achievement . . . A concise, well-written, and sensibly argued survey of America's greatest shame. "The New Yorker"
Peter Kolchin's "American Slavery "is the best history of the 'peculiar institution' that I have ever read. Paying equal attention to the slaves and the slaveholders, it is both comprehensive and fair-minded. A master of comparative history, Kolchin brilliantly shows how American slavery was similar to, and at the same time different from, forced labor in Brazil, the Caribbean, and Russia. His splendid bibliographical essay is an indispensable guide to the vast and complex literature on slavery. "David Herbert Donald, Charles Warren Professor of American History Emeritus, Harvard University"
This is a brilliant and masterful synthesis of scholarship on the history of slavery in America. Kolchin not only pulls together all the relevant literature but also strikes out with his own perceptive and trenchant analyses. "August Meier, Kent State University"
A feast of deftly crafted interpretations of the many interrelated dimensions of a most complex institution that shaped and deeply scarred American society. Kolchin's masterful survey is by far the best I have seen. It will be hard to surpass. David Barry Gaspar, Duke University"
"A miraculous achievement . . . A concise, well-written, and sensibly argued survey of America's greatest shame." --The New Yorker
"Peter Kolchin's American Slavery is the best history of the 'peculiar institution' that I have ever read. Paying equal attention to the slaves and the slaveholders, it is both comprehensive and fair-minded. A master of comparative history, Kolchin brilliantly shows how American slavery was similar to, and at the same time different from, forced labor in Brazil, the Caribbean, and Russia. His splendid bibliographical essay is an indispensable guide to the vast and complex literature on slavery." --David Herbert Donald, Charles Warren Professor of American History Emeritus, Harvard University
"This is a brilliant and masterful synthesis of scholarship on the history of slavery in America. Kolchin not only pulls together all the relevant literature but also strikes out with his own perceptive and trenchant analyses." --August Meier, Kent State University
"A feast of deftly crafted interpretations of the many interrelated dimensions of a most complex institution that shaped and deeply scarred American society. Kolchin's masterful survey is by far the best I have seen. It will be hard to surpass." --David Barry Gaspar, Duke University
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