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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 Cover Image Book Book

The war before the war : fugitive slaves and the struggle for America's soul from the Revolution to the Civil War / Andrew Delbanco.

Delbanco, Andrew, 1952- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 1594204055
  • ISBN: 9781594204050
  • Physical Description: 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2018]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-441) and index.

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Subject: American Civil War (1861-1865)
Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 18th century.
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Slavery > United States > History > 18th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 19th century.
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Genre: History.

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