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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New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
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Book
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453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Land O'Lakes Branch Library - BOOK - Adult
973.7115 DELBANCO
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-441) and index.
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Explains how fugitive slaves escaping from the South to the northern states awakened northerners to the true nature of slavery and how the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act divided the nation and set it on the path to civil war.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Delbanco, A. (2018). The war before the war: fugitive slaves and the struggle for America's soul from the Revolution to the Civil War . Penguin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Delbanco, Andrew, 1952-. 2018. The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul From the Revolution to the Civil War. Penguin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Delbanco, Andrew, 1952-. The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul From the Revolution to the Civil War Penguin Press, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Delbanco, Andrew. The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul From the Revolution to the Civil War Penguin Press, 2018.

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