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The Captive's Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery (Slaveries since Emancipation)
The Captive's Quest for Freedom Fugitive Slaves the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law and the Politics of Slavery - Slaveries since Emancipation
Author: R. J. M. Blackett
This magisterial study, ten years in the making by one of the field's most distinguished historians, will be the first to explore the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War. Through the close reading of diverse sources ranging from government documents to personal accounts, Richard J. M. Bla...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781108407779
ISBN-10: 1108407773
Publication Date: 1/25/2018
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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