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Bitter fruits of bondage
the demise of slavery and the collapse of the Confederacy, 1861-1865
By Robinson, Armstead L.
- ISBN
- 978-0-81392-309-3
- Publisher
- Charlottesville ; University of Virginia Press, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2004
Over 25 years in the making, this long-awaited book is that rare creature that had an impact even before its birth. In a 1977 dissertation and in various iterations thereafter, the late Robinson made his case that the Confederacy was defeated from within because support for slavery eroded as slaves acted against the institution and non-slaveholding whites came to question it. This book, brought to final form by other histo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
