{"product_id":"american-uprising-the-untold-story-of-americas-largest-slave-revolt-paperback","title":"American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Rasmussen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Breathtaking. [Rasmussen's] scholarly detective work reveals a fascinating narrative of slavery and resistance, but it also tells us something about history itself--about how fiction can become fact, and how 'history' is sometimes nothing more than erasure.\" --Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deeply researched, vividly written, and highly original.\" --Eric Foner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorian Daniel Rasmussen reveals the long-forgotten history of America's largest slave uprising, the New Orleans slave revolt of 1811. In an epic, illuminating narrative, Rasmussen offers new insight into American expansionism, the path to Civil War, and the earliest grassroots push to overcome slavery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping and deeply revealing history of the infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the slave plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Uprising\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting and long-neglected story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. Daniel Rasmussen illuminates the early history of New Orleans and provides new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping and deeply revealing history of the infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the slave plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Uprising\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting and long-neglected story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. Daniel Rasmussen illuminates the early history of New Orleans and provides new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646377255014,"sku":"9780062017888","price":35.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/byO8I5PKV_9780062017888.webp?v=1779418230","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/american-uprising-the-untold-story-of-americas-largest-slave-revolt-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}