In the Matter of Nat Turner : A Speculative History /

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A bold new interpretation of Nat Turner and the slave rebellion that stunned the American SouthIn 1831 Virginia, Nat Turner led a band of Southampton County slaves in a rebellion that killed fifty-five whites, mostly women and children. After more than two months in hiding, Turner was captured, and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Tomlins, Christopher L., 1951- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Turner, Nat, > 1800?-1831.
Turner, Nat, > 1800?-1831 > Religion.
Religion.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue. What's Past?
  • Chapter 1. Confessions: Of Text and Paratext
  • Chapter 2. Reading Luke in Southampton County
  • Chapter 3. The Shudder of the Thought
  • Chapter 4. The Work of Death: Massacre, Retribution
  • Chapter 5. On the Guilt of Fragile Sovereigns
  • Chapter 6. Revulsions of Capital: Virginia, 1829-32
  • Epilogue. Demonic Ambiguities
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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