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

2019 Submission

Jul 19

Written by Michelle Samplin-Salgado

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Penguin Press

Andrew Delbanco’s The War Before the War documents the fugitive slave story in the aftermath of the notorious Compromise of 1850, illuminating what brought us to war with ourselves and the terrible legacies of slavery that are with us still.
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Theme: 19th Century HistoryTheme: Slavery/AbolitionYear: 2019Author: Andrew DelbancoPublisher: Penguin/Random HouseTheme: Civil War & Reconstruction

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