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The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
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“Excellent . . . stunning.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates
The devastating story of how fugitive slaves drove the nation to Civil War
A New York Times Notable Book Selection * Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize* Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award * A New York Times Critics' Best Book
For decades after its founding, America was really two nations—one slave, one free. There were many reasons why this composite nation ultimately broke apart, but the fact that enslaved black people repeatedly risked...
The devastating story of how fugitive slaves drove the nation to Civil War
A New York Times Notable Book Selection * Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize* Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award * A New York Times Critics' Best Book
For decades after its founding, America was really two nations—one slave, one free. There were many reasons why this composite nation ultimately broke apart, but the fact that enslaved black people repeatedly risked...