The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832
Drawn from new sources, a gripping narrative recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9780393073713
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- SlaveryWar of 1812Virginia history
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWonMajor(2014)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(2013)
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2013)
Other awarded books from Alan Taylor
- William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic
- The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
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