The war before the war : fugitive slaves and the struggle for America's soul from the Revolution to the Civil War / Andrew Delbanco.
Explains how fugitive slaves escaping from the South to the northern states awakened northerners to the true nature of slavery and how the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act divided the nation and set it on the path to civil war.
Record details
- ISBN: 1594204055
- ISBN: 9781594204050
- ISBN: 9780735224131
- Physical Description: 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-441) and index.
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Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 973.7115 DEL (Text) | 37810435743777 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
