America's longest siege : Charleston, slavery, and the slow march toward Civil War / Joseph Kelly.
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.
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| Other title: | Charleston, slavery, and the slow march toward Civil War. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
The Overlook Press,
2013.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-375) and index. |
| ISBN: | 159020719X (hbk.) 9781590207192 (hbk.) |