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The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation

byDaina Ramey Berry

The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is Diana Ramey Berry's historical account of the Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of history and social science. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Beacon Press

Publication date

Dec 26, 2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

280

ISBN

9780807067147