In this book the author tells the tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war. Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and wo…
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"First book-length comparison of abolitionist movements, based on published sources and secondary literature, argues that slaveholders' and slaves' different views in the two places stemmed from Americans' religious inspiration, Brazilians' location inside slave territory, and w…
"First book-length comparison of abolitionist movements, based on published sources and secondary literature, argues that slaveholders' and slaves' different views in the two places stemmed from Americans' religious inspiration, Brazilians' location inside slave territory, and w…
Provides a brief history of the captured and enslaved Africans who mutinied to protect themselves and the legal battle that ensued in the United States over their guilt or freedom.
Erratum slip inserted. Bibliographical footnotes.
