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Author: Sharla M. Fett
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.455kg
ISBN: 9781469645513
ISBN 10: 1469645513
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 30 August 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"Riveting narrative of untold story of slavery. . . . Groundbreaking and firmly places itself in the category of entirely new information."""" - Civil War News """"Presents a revealing view of the debates over slavery, race, and empire in the years immediately preceding a war to which these issues were central. . . . Emphasizes the suffering and resilience of the recaptives, restoring agency to people whose experiences are too often seen as abstractions."""" - Publishers Weekly, starred review """"Provide[s] telling accounts and analysis of the ways that Americans were forced to move from abstractions to actions regarding the slave trade and issues of race. In that, it speaks to our own day."""" - Library Journal"
Riveting narrative of untold story of slavery. . . . Groundbreaking and firmly places itself in the category of entirely new information. - Civil War News Presents a revealing view of the debates over slavery, race, and empire in the years immediately preceding a war to which these issues were central. . . . Emphasizes the suffering and resilience of the recaptives, restoring agency to people whose experiences are too often seen as abstractions. - Publishers Weekly, starred review Provide[s] telling accounts and analysis of the ways that Americans were forced to move from abstractions to actions regarding the slave trade and issues of race. In that, it speaks to our own day. - Library Journal
Riveting narrative of untold story of slavery. . . . Groundbreaking and firmly places itself in the category of entirely new information.--Civil War News Presents a revealing view of the debates over slavery, race, and empire in the years immediately preceding a war to which these issues were central. . . . Emphasizes the suffering and resilience of the recaptives, restoring agency to people whose experiences are too often seen as abstractions.--Publishers Weekly, starred review Provide[s] telling accounts and analysis of the ways that Americans were forced to move from abstractions to actions regarding the slave trade and issues of race. In that, it speaks to our own day.--Library Journal
Riveting narrative of untold story of slavery. . . . Groundbreaking and firmly places itself in the category of entirely new information.--Civil War News Provide[s] telling accounts and analysis of the ways that Americans were forced to move from abstractions to actions regarding the slave trade and issues of race. In that, it speaks to our own day.--Library Journal Presents a revealing view of the debates over slavery, race, and empire in the years immediately preceding a war to which these issues were central. . . . Emphasizes the suffering and resilience of the recaptives, restoring agency to people whose experiences are too often seen as abstractions.--Publishers Weekly, starred review
Author Information
Sharla M. Fett is professor of history at Occidental College.
