Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-584) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The internal enemy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

840934500

Responsibility statement

Alan Taylor

Sub title

slavery and war in Virginia, 1772-1832

Summary

Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping 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

Table Of 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

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