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The World That Fear Made: Slave Revolts and Conspiracy Scares in Early America - Early American Studies Jason T. Sharples
The World That Fear Made: Slave Revolts and Conspiracy Scares in Early America - Early American Studies
Jason T. Sharples
In dozens of slave conspiracy scares in North American and the Caribbean, colonists terrorized and killed slaves whom they accused of planning to take over the colony. Jason T. Sharples explains the deep origins and historical triggers of these incidents and argues that conspiracy scares bound society together through shared fear.
365 pages, 27 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 17, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812252194 |
| Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 365 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 160 × 28 mm · 676 g |