Half Slave and Half Free
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Half Slave and Half Free

by Bruce C. Levine

1991•Documentary•292 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalwarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a moving non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Half Slave and Half Free is a powerful treatment of the basic issues and social transformations that precipitated the Civil War. In a succinct, persuasive narrative, Bruce Levine succeeds in showing how a popular basis for the Civil War developed out of the far-reaching and divisive changes in American life after the incomplete Revolution of 1776--changes that stemmed from the development of two very distinct social...

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalWarInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

CausesHistorySlaveryUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865Working classWorking class, historyWorking class, united statesSlavery, united states, history

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Author
Bruce C. Levine
Published
1991
Pages
292
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