Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802 Summary and Reviews

Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802
by Douglas R. Egerton

Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802
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Author: Douglas R. Egerton
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1993-11-21
ISBN: 0807821136
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

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Book Review: Liberty or Death!
Summary: 4 Stars

It is so refreshing to read a work by an academic historian that has clear points laid out in the introduction, cogent arguments that are supported in the body of the text, and a writing style mercifully free of mind-bending jargon . Egerton combines the best of social history (focus on everyday lives of non-elites) with a discussion of the political mood of young nation searching for its own definition(s) of freedom. I would heartily recommend this work for anyone attempting to understand slave resistance and the varieties of the slave "experience" in North America. This is a great addition to an already expansive literature on slavery, and I look forward to reading Egerton's recent work on Denmark Vesey.

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