From the earliest slave rebellions to the Nullification crisis to the final, tragic act of secession, Kelly captures the toxic mix of nationalism, paternalism, and unprecedented wealth that made Charleston the focus of the nationwide debate over slavery.
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From the earliest slave rebellions to the Nullification crisis to the final, tragic act of secession, Kelly captures the toxic mix of nationalism, paternalism, and unprecedented wealth that made Charleston the focus of the nationwide debate over slavery.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Maps. Audience: General/trade. may have very minor shelf wear to cover/and/or price sticker residue
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 159020719X. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 384 pages; "a singular ideology forged among the headstrong citizens of Charleston had laid a different sort of siege to the entire American South--the promulgation of brutal, deplorable, and immensely profitable institution of slavery. In America's Longest Siege, Joseph Kelly examines the nation's long struggle with its "peculiar institution" through the hotly contested debates in the city at the center of the slave trade. From the earliest slave rebellions to the Nullification crisis to the final, tragic act of secession that doomed both the city and the South as a whole, "
