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American inheritance : liberty and slavery in the birth of a nation, 1765-1795 /

From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation's founding. New attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period, was the American revolution waged to preserve sla...

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Main Author: Larson, Edward J. (Edward John) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2023].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
Liberty > Political aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
African Americans > History > 18th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Influence.

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