Edmund S. MorganAmerican Slavery—American FreedomThe Ordeal of Colonial Virginia"If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin," writes Edmund S. Morgan in his searching study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Mr. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics of the state that was both the birthplace of the Revolution and the largest slaveholder in the country. "[A] profoundly important book." —J. H. Plumb, New York Review of Books "Among the most significant books of the coming decade—and beyond."—Eugene D. Genovese, Washington Post
Edmund S. Morgan is Sterling Professor of American History Emeritus at Yale University.
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1995 / paperback reissue / ISBN 0-393-31288-7 / 464 pages / HISTORY | |||||
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