Antebellum History Books

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 57,107 ratings — published 1861
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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 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,164 ratings — published 2012
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The Antislavery Debate: Capitalism and Abolitionism as a Problem in Historical Interpretation The Antislavery Debate: Capitalism and Abolitionism as a Problem in Historical Interpretation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.46 — 37 ratings — published 1992
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Feminism and Suffrage: The Emergence of an Independent Women's Movement in America, 1848–1869 Feminism and Suffrage: The Emergence of an Independent Women's Movement in America, 1848–1869 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.47 — 112 ratings — published 1978
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A Sacred Circle: Dilemma of the Intellectual in the Old South, 1840-1860 A Sacred Circle: Dilemma of the Intellectual in the Old South, 1840-1860 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 16 ratings — published 1977
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West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.41 — 620 ratings — published 2018
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Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.30 — 455 ratings — published 2003
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Sex among the Rabble: An Intimate History of Gender and Power in the Age of Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830 Sex among the Rabble: An Intimate History of Gender and Power in the Age of Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 169 ratings — published 2006
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Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800 Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 414 ratings — published 1996
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Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 196 ratings — published 2013
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Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's Plantation Frontier before the Civil War Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's Plantation Frontier before the Civil War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.67 — 24 ratings — published 2002
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Politics and Power in a Slave Society: Alabama, 1800-1860 Politics and Power in a Slave Society: Alabama, 1800-1860 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.31 — 16 ratings — published 1978
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Bond of Iron: Master and Slave at Buffalo Forge Bond of Iron: Master and Slave at Buffalo Forge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.68 — 40 ratings — published 1994
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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 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.43 — 173 ratings — published 2017
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Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South (Gender and American Culture) Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South (Gender and American Culture)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 381 ratings — published 2004
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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 593 ratings — published 2003
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Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,522 ratings — published 1998
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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 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,532 ratings — published 2013
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Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 259 ratings — published 1997
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Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 21 ratings — published 1989
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Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 959 ratings — published 1996
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Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 2012
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The Political Work of Northern Women Writers and the Civil War, 1850-1872 (Civil War America) The Political Work of Northern Women Writers and the Civil War, 1850-1872 (Civil War America)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.45 — 11 ratings — published 2000
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American Slavery, American Freedom American Slavery, American Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,521 ratings — published 1975
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The Forgotten Fifth: African Americans in the Age of Revolution (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures) The Forgotten Fifth: African Americans in the Age of Revolution (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 114 ratings — published 2006
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The Story of American Freedom (Norton Paperback) The Story of American Freedom (Norton Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 714 ratings — published 1977
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Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,833 ratings — published 2015
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The New History in an Old Museum: Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg The New History in an Old Museum: Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.44 — 159 ratings — published 1997
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The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 560 ratings — published 2005
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A Favorite Place of Resort for Strangers: The King's Garden at Fort Ticonderoga A Favorite Place of Resort for Strangers: The King's Garden at Fort Ticonderoga (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published
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In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,055 ratings — published 1977
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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 24,715 ratings — published 2016
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The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930 The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 54 ratings — published 1970
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Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause, 1865-1920 Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause, 1865-1920 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.03 — 139 ratings — published 1982
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The Mind of the South The Mind of the South (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 641 ratings — published 1941
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Divided Mastery: Slave Hiring in the American South Divided Mastery: Slave Hiring in the American South (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 2004
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Slaves for Hire: Renting Enslaved Laborers in Antebellum Virginia Slaves for Hire: Renting Enslaved Laborers in Antebellum Virginia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2012
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Slavery in the American Mountain South (Studies in Modern Capitalism) Slavery in the American Mountain South (Studies in Modern Capitalism)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.38 — 8 ratings — published 2003
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The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.56 — 572 ratings — published 2001
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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 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,652 ratings — published 2007
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The Birth of American Tourism: New York, the Hudson Valley, and American Culture, 1790-1835 The Birth of American Tourism: New York, the Hudson Valley, and American Culture, 1790-1835 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.57 — 14 ratings — published 2008
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The Coming of the American Civil War (Problems in American Civilization) The Coming of the American Civil War (Problems in American Civilization)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.67 — 9 ratings — published 1992
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At the Precipice: Americans North and South During the Secession Crisis (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) At the Precipice: Americans North and South During the Secession Crisis (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.14 — 14 ratings — published 2010
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North over South: Northern Nationalism and American Identity in the Antebellum Era North over South: Northern Nationalism and American Identity in the Antebellum Era (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 14 ratings — published 2000
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Slavery and Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South Slavery and Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 56 ratings — published 1990
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The Slave Power: The Free North and Southern Domination, 1780-1860 The Slave Power: The Free North and Southern Domination, 1780-1860 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-history)
avg rating 3.93 — 59 ratings — published 2000
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