American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
Edward J. Larson examines the complicated relationship between liberty and slavery during the formative years of the United States. Spanning 1765 to 1795, American Inheritance explores the tensions and contradictions that shaped the nation as it emerged from colonial rule and defined its early political identity.
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American Inheritance explores the relationship between liberty and slavery in the early United States.
Covering the years 1765 to 1795, it focuses on a crucial period in the birth and development of the nation.
The book considers how competing ideas about freedom and enslavement shaped America’s inheritance.
Edward J. Larson presents a historical study of the tensions embedded in the nation’s founding era.
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