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The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832 / Alan Taylor.

Author/creator Taylor, Alan, 1955- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Descriptionxiii, 605 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Revolution -- Night and day -- Blood -- Warships -- Invasion -- Lessons -- Plantation -- Flight -- Fight -- Crisis -- Agents -- Fire bell -- Appendix A. Corotoman slave families, 1814 -- Appendix B. Numbers.
Abstract Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 443-584) and index.
LCCN 2013009643
ISBN9780393073713 (hardcover)
ISBN0393073718 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks E445 .V8 T38 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold