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The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War

byAndrew Delbanco

For decades after its founding, America was really two nations—one slave, one free. The research behind The War Before the War draws together archival evidence, political analysis, and reconstructed events to show how the central story changed over time. The result links the fugitive slaves and the struggle for america’s soul from the revolution to the civil with debates in history and political science, showing where public institutions and private experience meet. Accessible without flattening the complexity, The War Before the War gives readers a focused account of what changed, who was affected, and why the story endures.

Publisher

Penguin Books

Publication date

Nov 05, 2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

480

ISBN

9780735224131