The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832 / Alan Taylor.
Taylor, Alan, 1955-
2013
E445.V8 T38 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832 / Alan Taylor.
Author
Taylor, Alan, 1955-
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393073713 hardcover
0393073718 hardcover
Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Language
English
Description
xiii, 605 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
E445.V8 T38 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
975.5/03
Summary
Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 557-584) and index.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, 2014.
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Appendix A. Corotoman enslaved families, 1814
Appendix B. Numbers.

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