This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated.
Provides a comprehensive overview of 10 major slave revolts and examines how those uprisings and conspiracies impacted slaveholding colonies and states from 1663 to 1861, when the Civil War ended slav
Part of a series of reference works on American history for high school and undergraduate level history students, this volume on the Underground Railroad provides a concise overview of this important