Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson
- ISBN-10
- 076564147X
- ISBN-13
- 9780765641472
- Series
- Slavery and the Founders
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-08
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Author
- Paul Finkelman
Description
The new edition of this classic work addresses how the first generation of leaders of the United States dealt with the profoundly important question of human bondage. This third edition incorporates a new chapter on the regulation of the African slave trade and the latest research on Thomas Jefferson.
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