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American Slavery, American Freedom
Edmund Morgan
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Description for American Slavery, American Freedom
Paperback. "Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and quality. George Washington led the Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. Virginians drafted not only the Declaration but also the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; they were elected to the presidency of the United States under that Constitution for thirty-two of the first thirty-six years of its existence. They were all slaveholders. In the new preface Edmund S. Morgan writes: "Human relations among us still suffer from the former enslavement of a large portion of our predecessors. The freedom ... Read more
In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and quality. George Washington led the Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. Virginians drafted not only the Declaration but also the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; they were elected to the presidency of the United States under that Constitution for thirty-two of the first thirty-six years of its existence. They were all slaveholders. In the new preface Edmund S. Morgan writes: "Human relations among us still suffer from the former enslavement of a large portion of our predecessors. The freedom ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
659g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393324945
SKU
V9780393324945
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About Edmund Morgan
Edmund S. Morgan (1916–2013) was the Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, and the American Academy’s Gold Medal. The author of The Genuine Article; American Slavery, American Freedom; Benjamin Franklin; and American Heroes, among many others.
Reviews for American Slavery, American Freedom
"Profoundly important.... Every page of Morgan's book speaks of a sensitive understanding of human nature, as well as of a scrupulous attention to scholarly exactitude."
J.H. Plumb - New York Review of Books
J.H. Plumb - New York Review of Books