Erik S. Root

Sons of the Fathers

The Virginia Slavery Debates of 1831D1832

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Erik Root's book, Sons of the Fathers explores the Virginia Slavery Debate of 1831-1832, conducted in the House of Delegates. The speeches in this book provide, for the first time ever, an unedited version of that debate where many of the sons of America's Founders deliberated over the necessity of emancipating the slaves in Old Dominion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 874g
• ISBN-13: 9780739141717
• ISBN-10: 0739141716
• Artikelnr.: 27430176

Autorenporträt

Erik S. Root is chair of economic philosophy at West Liberty University. He is also the author of All Honor to Jefferson?.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction: Something Must be Done Chapter 2. First Day of
Debate Chapter 3. Second Day of Debate Chapter 4. Third Day of Debate
Chapter 5. Fourth Day of Debate Chapter 6. Fifth Day of Debate Chapter 7.
Sixth Day of Debate Chapter 8. Seventh Day of Debate Chapter 9. Eighth Day
of Debate Chapter 10. Ninth Day of Debate Chapter 11.Tenth Day of Debate
Chapter 12. Eleventh Day of Debate Chapter 13. Twelfth Day of Debate
Chapter 14. Thirteenth Day of Debate Chapter 15 Appendix A Legislative
Petitions Chapter 16 Appendix B Related Speeches and other Documents