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American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia
by Morgan, Edmund S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 039305554X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393055542
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. x + 454 pp, inked prev owner name and date on ffep, Stated First Edition, acknowledgments, Map: Virginia in the Seventeenth Century; text with footnotes in 4 Books / 18 chapters. Book I: The Promised Land (6 chapters); Book II: A New Deal (chapters 7-10); Book III: The Volatile Society (Chapters 11-14); Book IV. Slavery and Freedom (chapters 15-18); Footnote Abbreviations, Appendix; A Note on the Sources, Index. Binding tight, pages clean, bright white, and unmarked, cover cloth near fine with gilt spine on red background NF. Illustrated DJ (inner fr flaps clipped) wear & a chip or two - top & bottom. Handles nicely in mylar-acetate protector (removable). .
Reviews
On Mar 30 2011, ChristCommonwealthVA said:
Interesting history covering the founding and development of the Virginia Colony from the perspective of how the seemingly conflicting concepts of slavery and liberty developed. Highly recommended!
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005206
- Title
- American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia
- Author
- Morgan, Edmund S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039305554X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393055542
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Edmund Sears Morgan, History of slavery in Virginia
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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