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The Land Shall be Deluged in Blood. A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt.
Patrick H. Breen
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An original reinterpretation of the Nat Turner revolt, This Land Shall Be Deluged retells the story of how slave rebels challenged the slaveholders' authority in Southampton, Virginia. Paying careful attention to the dynamics among slaves and free, it reveals something surprising about both the fragility and power of slavery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
On the evening of Sunday, 21 August 1831, Nat Turner and six men launched the most famous slave revolt in American history. The rebels caught Southampton whites flatfooted and killed nearly five dozen whites, more than had been killed by any slave revolt in American history. By the afternoon of the first day, however, the small rebel army encountered hastily assembled white forces, which dispersed the rebels. Efforts to restart the revolt met with little success. By Tuesday, 23 August, the threat that the rebels had posed had dissipated. As whites gained regained control, some advocated for a brutal response, ... Read more
On the evening of Sunday, 21 August 1831, Nat Turner and six men launched the most famous slave revolt in American history. The rebels caught Southampton whites flatfooted and killed nearly five dozen whites, more than had been killed by any slave revolt in American history. By the afternoon of the first day, however, the small rebel army encountered hastily assembled white forces, which dispersed the rebels. Efforts to restart the revolt met with little success. By Tuesday, 23 August, the threat that the rebels had posed had dissipated. As whites gained regained control, some advocated for a brutal response, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199828005
SKU
V9780199828005
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About Patrick H. Breen
Patrick Breen is an assistant professor of history at Providence College.
Reviews for The Land Shall be Deluged in Blood. A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt.
[A] fascinating account of the 1831 Nat Turner rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, and its aftermath. The book provides both an excellent narrative history of the events and an analytic framework to examine important issues in southern historiography....The Land Shall Be Deluged in Bloodis a significant contribution to the literature on Turner and the 1831 uprising. It is highly recommended ... Read more