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Rebels, reformers, & revolutionaries : collected essays and second thoughts / Douglas R. Egerton

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Egerton, Douglas R.
Additional Titles
Rebels, reformers and revolutionaries
Published
New York : Routledge, 2002.
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1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages).
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Contents
Black independence struggles and the tale of two revolutions -- An upright man -- Gabriel's Conspiracy and the election of 1800 -- Fly across the river : the Easter Slave Conspiracy of 1802 -- Denmark Vesey and revolutionary theology -- Charles Fenton Mercer and public education in Virginia -- A new look at the American Colonization Society -- An update on Jacksonian historiography : the biographies -- Markets Without a market revolution : southern planters and capitalism -- The proslavery critique of the American Colonization Society -- The Tricolor in black and white : the French Revolution in Jefferson's Virginia -- A matter of blood : Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings Family.
Summary
This collection of essays examines the lives and thoughts of three interrelated Southern groups - enslaved rebels, conservative white reformers, and white revolutionaries -presenting a clear and cogent understanding of race, reform, and conservatism in early American history.
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ISBN
9781136701535 (electronic bk.)
1136701532 (electronic bk.)
1299867162 (ebk)
9781299867161 (ebk)
9781315023410 (e-book)
1315023415 (e-book)
0415931223
9780415931229
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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