The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War

ISBN-13:	9780735224131
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/05/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	76,908
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

A New York Times Notable Book Selection Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWinner of the Lionel Trilling Book Award A New York Times Critics' Best Book"Excellent... stunning."—Ta-Nehisi CoatesThis book tells the story of America’s original sin—slavery—through politics, law, literature, and above all, through the eyes of enslavedblack people who risked their lives to flee from bondage, thereby forcing the nation to confront the truth about itself. The struggle over slavery divided not only the American nation but also the hearts and minds of individual citizens faced with the timeless problem of when to submit to unjust laws and when to resist. The War Before the War illuminates what brought us to war with ourselves and the terrible legacies of slavery that are with us still.