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The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832 Cover Image Book Book

The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832

Taylor, Alan 1955- (author.).

Summary: Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.

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  • ISBN: 0393073718
  • ISBN: 9780393073713
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 605 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-584) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Revolution -- Night and day -- Blood -- Warships -- Invasion -- Lessons -- Plantation -- Flight -- Fight -- Crisis -- Agents -- Fire bell -- Appendix A. Corotoman slave families, 1814 -- Appendix B. Numbers.

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Slavery Virginia Tidewater (Region) History

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Jefferson County Library-Arnold 975.503 TAYLOR (Text) 30000024593802 Non-Fiction Available -
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