Antebellum Books

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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,248,632 ratings — published 1936
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.31 — 262,604 ratings — published 1979
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A Mouthful of Blood A Mouthful of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.41 — 22 ratings — published
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The House Girl The House Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.77 — 63,017 ratings — published 2013
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.97 — 481,016 ratings — published 1987
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Django Unchained Django Unchained (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,107 ratings — published 2012
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.05 — 32,331 ratings — published 2018
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.06 — 437,444 ratings — published 2016
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Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,022 ratings — published 1999
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,324,713 ratings — published 1884
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.92 — 240,552 ratings — published 1852
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.13 — 132,788 ratings — published 1845
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.17 — 57,180 ratings — published 1861
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James James (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.46 — 419,798 ratings — published 2024
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The Water Dancer The Water Dancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.06 — 117,524 ratings — published 2019
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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.19 — 11,371 ratings — published 2017
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1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See 1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.74 — 315 ratings — published 2008
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The Known World The Known World (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.84 — 44,618 ratings — published 2003
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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,019 ratings — published 2019
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The Good Lord Bird The Good Lord Bird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,563 ratings — published 2013
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North and South (North and South, #1) North and South (North and South, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.21 — 62,270 ratings — published 1982
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A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.62 — 864 ratings — published 2012
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A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,769 ratings — published 2012
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,537 ratings — published 2013
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The Invention of Wings The Invention of Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.26 — 329,487 ratings — published 2014
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Democracy in America Democracy in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.05 — 26,738 ratings — published 1835
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,439 ratings — published 2011
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,003,661 ratings — published 1876
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What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,662 ratings — published 2007
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The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,437 ratings — published 1976
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Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,996 ratings — published 1974
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.17 — 52,668 ratings — published 2024
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Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.43 — 173 ratings — published 2017
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.17 — 12,459 ratings — published 2018
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Grace Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,103 ratings — published 2016
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The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.69 — 1,724 ratings — published 2020
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Horse Horse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.25 — 195,114 ratings — published 2022
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The Confessions of Nat Turner The Confessions of Nat Turner (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,188 ratings — published 1968
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Yellow Wife Yellow Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.43 — 80,806 ratings — published 2021
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John Brown's Women John Brown's Women (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.27 — 326 ratings — published 2021
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,588 ratings — published 1850
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The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,117 ratings — published 2020
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The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,080 ratings — published 2017
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Washington Black Washington Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.95 — 71,608 ratings — published 2018
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The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,168 ratings — published 2012
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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,541 ratings — published 2018
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.86 — 56,284 ratings — published 2008
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Slavery's Borderland: Freedom and Bondage Along the Ohio River Slavery's Borderland: Freedom and Bondage Along the Ohio River (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published 2013
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Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4) Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum)
avg rating 4.02 — 889 ratings — published 2011
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Natsume Sōseki
“But do you imagine there’s a certain type of person in the world who conforms to the idea of a ‘bad person'? You’ll never find someone who fits that mold neatly, you know. On the whole, all people are good, or at least they’re normal. The frightening thing is that they can suddenly turn bad when it comes to the crunch. That’s why you have to be careful.”
Natsume Sōseki, Kokoro

Frederick Douglass
“I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of the land... I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels. Never was there a clearer case of 'stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.' I am filled with unutterable loathing when I contemplate the religious pomp and show, together with the horrible inconsistencies, which every where surround me. We have men-stealers for ministers, women-whippers for missionaries, and cradle-plunderers for church members. The man who wields the blood-clotted cowskin during the week fills the pulpit on Sunday, and claims to be a minister of the meek and lowly Jesus. . . . The slave auctioneer’s bell and the church-going bell chime in with each other, and the bitter cries of the heart-broken slave are drowned in the religious shouts of his pious master. Revivals of religion and revivals in the slave-trade go hand in hand together. The slave prison and the church stand near each other. The clanking of fetters and the rattling of chains in the prison, and the pious psalm and solemn prayer in the church, may be heard at the same time. The dealers in the bodies of men erect their stand in the presence of the pulpit, and they mutually help each other. The dealer gives his blood-stained gold to support the pulpit, and the pulpit, in return, covers his infernal business with the garb of Christianity. Here we have religion and robbery the allies of each other—devils dressed in angels’ robes, and hell presenting the semblance of paradise.”
― Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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