{"product_id":"american-slavery-american-freedom-9781324105206","title":"American Slavery, American Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and equality. George Washington led Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. Virginians drafted the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. And they were slave owners. Through the lens of colonial Virginia, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Slavery, American Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is the classic examination of the tragic contradiction at the core of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her illuminating new contribution to this 50th-anniversary edition, National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed (\u003cem\u003eThe Hemingses of Monticello\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOn Juneteenth\u003c\/em\u003e) introduces a new generation of readers to Edmund S. Morgan's classic text, reminding us that without a full reckoning of the connection between freedom and slavery, America will stall on the road to racial justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edmund S. Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324105206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGordon-Reed, Annette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAnnette Gordon-Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Hemingses of Monticello\u003c\/em\u003e, she lives in New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorgan, Edmund S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEdmund S. Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e (1916-2013) was the Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, and the American Academy's Gold Medal. He was the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Genuine Article\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAmerican Slavery, American Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, among many other books.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Edmund S. Morgan \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598538850461,"sku":"9781324105206","price":37.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3914af94-f4fd-41a1-8863-52eebdaa2f13.jpg?v=1769515573","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/american-slavery-american-freedom-9781324105206","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}