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The Empire of Necessity; Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
by Greg Grandin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805094539
- ISBN 13
- 9780805094534
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Metropolitan Books, 2014 Metropolitan Books, New York. 2014. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked; remainder mark on text block top. Book Condition: Fine. DJ Fine. White boards and spine with dark brown lettering on spine. 360 pp. The story of Captain Amasa Delano who quells a slave revolt on ship and then moves the Arican Muslims across South America offering a unique view into the nature of the slave trade, the maritime worlds of the early 19th Century, the lives lived in between slavery and freedom all over th America. A fascinating history of a slave revolt. A pristine and clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001852
- Title
- The Empire of Necessity; Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
- Author
- Greg Grandin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805094539
- ISBN 13
- 9780805094534
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- SLAVE REVOLT, SHIPS, BENITO CERENO, INDUSTRY, HERMAN MELVILLE, CAPTAIN AMASA DELANO, SEAL HUNTS, HUMAN EXPLOITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION, PROMISE OF FREEDOM.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Spine
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