Contributor(s):Author: Peter Kolchin Preface by: Peter Kolchin Afterword by: Peter Kolchin The single best short survey in America, now updated.
Includes a New Preface and Afterward In terms of accessibility and comprehensive coverage, Kolchin's American Slavery is a singularly important achievement.
Now updated to address a decade of new scholarship, the book includes a new preface, afterword, and revised and expanded bibliographic essay.
It remains the best book to introduce a subject of profound and lasting importance, one that lies at the center of American history.
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