The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832
Title:
The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832
Author:
Taylor, Alan, 1955- author.
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Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Edition:
First edition.
ISBNF:
9780393073713
Physical Description:
xiii, 605 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Abstract:
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.
Contents:
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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