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Winner of the 2022 Phillis Wheatley Book Award, Historical-Academic Nonfiction

In Chained to History, Steven J. Brady centers slavery in America''s preCivil War foreign relations. From the aftermath of the American Revolution, Brady examines how slavery influenced military, economic, and moral diplomatic challenges. He demonstrates how slavery intertwined with America''s foreign policy, affecting trade, extradition treaties, and military alliances.

Brady highlights the constraints on American policymakers, who, despite an international shift toward abolition, were limited by the proslavery interests of the Democratic Party. As global powers abolished slavery, the American stance became increasingly untenable.

From the Age of Revolutions through the Civil War, slavery consistently shaped US relations with the Atlantic World and beyond. Chained to History explores this crucial issue comprehensively, revealing how the practice of hum

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 10/15/2024
      ISBN-13 9781501778957
      978-1501778957
      ISBN-10 1501778951
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Winner of the 2022 Phillis Wheatley Book Award, Historical-Academic Nonfiction

      In Chained to History, Steven J. Brady centers slavery in America''s preCivil War foreign relations. From the aftermath of the American Revolution, Brady examines how slavery influenced military, economic, and moral diplomatic challenges. He demonstrates how slavery intertwined with America''s foreign policy, affecting trade, extradition treaties, and military alliances.

      Brady highlights the constraints on American policymakers, who, despite an international shift toward abolition, were limited by the proslavery interests of the Democratic Party. As global powers abolished slavery, the American stance became increasingly untenable.

      From the Age of Revolutions through the Civil War, slavery consistently shaped US relations with the Atlantic World and beyond. Chained to History explores this crucial issue comprehensively, revealing how the practice of hum

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