On the Edge of Freedom: The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1820-1870

Authors

Antwain Hunter

ISBN

978-0-8232-4032-6

Price

$70.00

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Abstract

A New Study on the Importance of the Fugitive Slave Issue

Most historians view slavery’s role in the antebellum sectional crisis from the perspective of the institution’s expansion. After the war with Mexico and the drama encapsulated in David Wilmot’s proviso, proslavery advocates and....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.15.2.24

Recommended Citation

Hunter, Antwain (2013) "On the Edge of Freedom: The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1820-1870," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 15 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.15.2.24
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol15/iss2/22