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Slavery in America: A Reader and Guide
Kenneth Morgan (Ed.)
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Description for Slavery in America: A Reader and Guide
Paperback. .
Designed specially for undergraduate course use, this new textbook is both an introduction to the study of American slavery and a reader of core texts on the subject. No other volume that combines both primary and secondary readings covers such a span of time―from the early seventeenth century to the Civil War.
The book begins with a substantial introduction to the entire volume that gives an overview of slavery in North America. Each of the twelve chapters that follow has an introduction that discusses the leading secondary books and articles on the topic in question, followed by an essay ... Read more
Designed specially for undergraduate course use, this new textbook is both an introduction to the study of American slavery and a reader of core texts on the subject. No other volume that combines both primary and secondary readings covers such a span of time―from the early seventeenth century to the Civil War.
The book begins with a substantial introduction to the entire volume that gives an overview of slavery in North America. Each of the twelve chapters that follow has an introduction that discusses the leading secondary books and articles on the topic in question, followed by an essay ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820327921
SKU
V9780820327921
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Ref
99-1
About Kenneth Morgan (Ed.)
Kenneth Morgan is a professor of history, and director of studies in history, in the American Studies and History Department at Brunel University in West London. The many books he has written or edited include Slavery, Atlantic Trade, and the British Economy, 1660-1800; Slavery and Servitude in Colonial North America; The Early Modern Atlantic Economy; and The British Transatlantic Slave ... Read more
Reviews for Slavery in America: A Reader and Guide
I am impressed by the organization, content, and coverage of this reader. The editor has blended most, if not all, of the latest developments in the field of slavery studies with appropriate documents. He has done so in a very organized and logical fashion, and I would not hesitate to assign this work in my undergraduate classes." —Christine Daniels, Michigan ... Read more