Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion
The bloody slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831, and the savage reprisals that followed, shattered beyond repair the myth of the contented slave and the benign master and intensified the forces of change that would plunge America into the bloodbath of the Civil War.
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The bloody slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831, and the savage reprisals that followed, shattered beyond repair the myth of the contented slave and the benign master and intensified the forces of change that would plunge America into the bloodbath of the Civil War.New York Times"A penetrating reconstruction of the most disturbing and crucial slave uprising in America's history. . . . A vivid and excellent narrative account.
\ Fawn BrodieA much needed correction to historical fantasies. . . Grounded in the facts and excellently documented, this volume is essential for student of slavery and the history of violence in America.\ \ \ \ \ New York Times"A penetrating reconstruction of the most disturbing and crucial slave uprising in America's history. . . . A vivid and excellent narrative account.\ \
