American Uprising The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt

Name: American Uprising The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
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ISBN: 9780061995217

ISBN-10: 0061995215

ISBN-13: 9780061995217

Edition: 2011

Authors: Daniel Rasmussen

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A gripping and deeply revealing history of an infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American historyIn January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self-made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States.American Uprising is the riveting and long-neglected story of this…

Book details

List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/4/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Daniel Rasmussen graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 2009, winning the Kathryn Ann Huggins Prize, the Perry Miller Prize, and the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize.