The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
Edward E. Baptist explores the role of slavery in the development of American capitalism. By bringing economic history and the history of the United States into conversation, the book considers how forced labor shaped the nation’s growth and offers a focused examination of a defining relationship in American history.
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Edward E. Baptist examines the relationship between slavery and the making of American capitalism.
The book focuses on the economic significance of slavery in the history of the United States.
It places forced labor within a broader account of American economic development.
Written for readers of history, economics, and American studies, the book explores how these subjects are connected.
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