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Taylor, Alan, 1955-
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Slavery -- Virginia -- Tidewater (Region) -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Tidewater (Region) -- History.
Plantation life -- Virginia -- Tidewater (Region) -- History.
Virginia -- History -- War of 1812.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Participation, African American.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations, British.
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The internal enemy :...
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The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832 / Alan Taylor.
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Taylor, Alan, 1955-
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, c2013.
Subjects
Slavery -- Virginia -- Tidewater (Region) -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Tidewater (Region) -- History.
Plantation life -- Virginia -- Tidewater (Region) -- History.
Virginia -- History -- War of 1812.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Participation, African American.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations, British.
ISBN:
9780393073713 (hardcover)
0393073718 (hardcover)
Description:
xiii, 605 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Revolution -- Night and day -- Blood -- Warships -- Invasion -- Lessons -- Plantation -- Flight -- Fight -- Crisis -- Agents -- Fire bell -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Corotoman slave families, 1814 -- Appendix B. Numbers.
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Summary:
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.
Awards:
Pulitzer Prize, History, 2014.
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