Frontispiece: Burning of the Theater in Richmond, December 26, 1811, colored aquatint by B. Tanner, 1812. (Courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society).
Copyright © 2013 by Alan Taylor
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The internal enemy : slavery and war in Virginia, 1772–1832 / Alan Taylor. — First edition.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-07371-3 (hardcover)
1. Slavery—Virginia—Tidewater (Region)—History. 2. Slaves—Virginia—Tidewater (Region)—History. 3. Plantation life—Virginia—Tidewater (Region)—History. 4. Virginia—History—War of 1812. 5. United States—History—War of 1812—Participation, African American. 6. United States—History—War of 1812—Naval operations, British. I. Title.
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2013009643
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