Patrick H Breen

The Land Shall Be Deluged in Blood

A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt

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Produktbeschreibung

An original reinterpretation of the Nat Turner revolt, The Land Shall Be Deluged in Blood retells the story of how slave rebels challenged the slaveholders' authority in Southampton, Virginia. Paying careful attention to the dynamics among slaves and free, it reveals something surprising about both the fragility and power of slavery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780190055615
• ISBN-10: 0190055618
• Artikelnr.: 55713879

Autorenporträt

Patrick H. Breen is Associate Professor of History at Providence College.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chronology of the Revolt
Maps
Introduction
Ch 1 Signs
Ch 2 The First Blood
Ch 3 To Jerusalem
Ch 4 Where Are the Facts?
Ch 5 The Coolest and Most Judicious Among Us
Ch 6 Long and Elaborate Arguments
Ch 7 Willing to Suffer the Fate That Awaits Me
Ch 8 Communion
Conclusion
Afterword: From His Own Words
Appendix: Slave Population of Southampton County, 1824-1829
Notes
Bibliography
Index