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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 / Andrew Delbanco.
Record details
- ISBN: 1594204055
- ISBN: 9781594204050
- Physical Description: 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2018]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-441) and index. |
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| Genre: | History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Orford Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orford Social Library | 973.7/115 | 34190000109610 | New items | Available | - |
Summary:
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.
