America's longest siege : Charleston, slavery, and the slow march toward Civil War /

An account of the two hundred-year practice of slavery in Charleston examines its hotly contested debates and early slave rebellions through the nullification crisis and the secession that sparked the Civil War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelly, Joseph, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Overlook Press, 2013.
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Description
Summary:An account of the two hundred-year practice of slavery in Charleston examines its hotly contested debates and early slave rebellions through the nullification crisis and the secession that sparked the Civil War.
Physical Description:384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781590207192 (hbk.)
159020719X (hbk.)