by Peter Kolchin (Author), Peter Kolchin (Preface by), Peter Kolchin (Afterword by)
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.Author Biography
Peter Kolchin, the Henry Clay Reed Professor of History at the University of Delaware, is the author of numerous books, most recently A Sphinx on the American Land: The Nineteenth Century South in Comparative Perspective (2003).
Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2003
