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

The War Before the War Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War Autor: Andrew Delbanco Wydawnictwo: Penguin Putnam Inc Rok wydania: 2019 Oprawa: Miękka Format: 140 x 216 mm Objętość: 480 str. Stan: Bardzo dobry. Nowa (książka może posiadać delikatne przytarcia oraz niewielkie zagniecenia) ISBN: 9780735224131 A New York Times Notable Book Selection Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner of the Lionel Trilling Book Award A New York Times Critics' Best Book "Excellent... stunning."-Ta-Nehisi Coates This book tells the story of America's original sin-slavery-through politics, law, literature, and above all, through the eyes of enslavedblack people who risked their lives to flee from bondage, thereby forcing the nation to confront the truth about itself. The struggle over slavery divided not only the American nation but also the hearts and minds of individual citizens faced with the timeless problem of when to submit to unjust laws and when to resist. The War Before the War illuminates what brought us to war with ourselves and the terrible legacies of slavery that are with us still.