Slavery and the Making of America

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Slavery and the Making of America is written by James Oliver Horton and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019984545X (ISBN 10) and 9780199845453 (ISBN 13).

Slavery and the Making of America offers a richly illustrated, vividly written history that illuminates the human side of slavery, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Readers will discover a wide ranging and sharply nuanced look at American slavery, from the first Africans brought to British colonies in the early seventeenth century to the end of Reconstruction. The authors document the horrors of slavery, particularly in the deep South, and describe the valiant struggles to escape bondage, from dramatic tales of slaves such as William and Ellen Craft to Dred Scott's doomed attempt to win his freedom through the Supreme Court.