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Best Intentions

The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry

By: Robert Sam Anson

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Best Intentions

The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry

By: Robert Sam Anson

A complex, poignant exploration of racial attitudes in America, as illumined by the case of Edmund Perry. Perry, a seventeen-year-old black honors student from Harlem, was fatally shot by a young white plainclothes policeman in 1985 in an alleged mugging attempt. Perry had recently graduated from Philips Exeter Academy and was to attend Stanford University that fall. The shooting and the subsequent case, in which Edmund's elder brother Jonah, an undergraduate at Cornell University, was accused, tried, and found not guilty, drew national headlines and was the subject of heated debate among black and white communities alike. Using interviews with Perry's parents, friends, and former teachers in Harlem and at Exeter, journalist Robert Sam Anson has written a compelling account of a boy caught between two worlds and a profound portrait of the state of race in America.

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0307756998

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Best Intentions

The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry

By: Robert Sam Anson

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The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry

By: Robert Sam Anson

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Seymour Hersh

Scoop Artist

By: Robert Miraldi

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Seymour Hersh

Scoop Artist

By: Robert Miraldi

Seymour Hersh has been the most important, famous, and controversial journalist in the United States for the last forty years. From his exposé of the My Lai massacre in 1969 to his revelations about torture at Abu Ghraib prison in 2004, Hersh has consistently captured the public imagination, spurred policymakers to reform, and drawn the ire of presidents. From the streets of Chicago to the newsrooms of the most powerful newspapers and magazines in the United States, Seymour Hersh tells the story of this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Robert Miraldi scrutinizes the scandals and n.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1612344763

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9781612344768

Freedom and Vengeance on Film

Precarious Lives and the Politics of Subjectivity

By: Robert E. Watkins

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Freedom and Vengeance on Film

Precarious Lives and the Politics of Subjectivity

By: Robert E. Watkins

Films both reflect and construct social reality, especially in the way they employ, affirm and critique the discourses through which we grasp political life. This book examines five contemporary feature films that engage our deep attachments to two core political ideas freedom and vengeance asking: what do audiences learn about freedom and vengeance from film, and what are the political consequences of the reproduction or disruption of their meanings? Often, contemporary films represent the pursuit of freedom and revenge in a depoliticized way, erasing the precarious character of social life. Other films, however, foreground the negotiation of unchosen relations and circumstances in their drama. Films examined include Into the Wild, Mystic River, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Wendy and Lucy and Winter s Bone.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857729411

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Playing President

My Close Ecounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton--and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush

By: Robert Scheer

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Playing President

My Close Ecounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton--and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush

By: Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer's interviews with US presidents, and his profiles of them, have shaped journalism history. Scheer developed close journalistic relationships with Presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush senior. Here, Scheer offers an unparalleled insight into the presidential mind. Through both new writing and reprinted material, he analyses each American administration since Nixon and, including George W. Bush, offers surprising insights - particularly those with rigid preconceptions about the decision-making process of world leaders.

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Akashic Books

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1933354011

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9781933354019

A Blues Bibliography

By: Robert Ford

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A Blues Bibliography

By: Robert Ford

This revised and updated definitive blues bibliography now includes 6,000-7,000 entries to cover the last decade’s writings and new figures to have emerged on the Country and modern blues to the R&B scene.

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Routledge

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1135865086

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9781135865085

1963

By: Robert P. Fitton

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1963

By: Robert P. Fitton

Patch Kincaids time travel to 1961 resulted in President Kennedys assassination. The sequel to 1961 begins with Patch in Dealey Plaza, selling CDs and DVDs of President Kennedys life. He is kidnapped and his mind altered as he is thrust through a new time portal back to 1963. Patch enters the life of Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswalds activities as well as the events leading up to the Kennedy Assassination are footnoted in this unusual time travel novel. Patchs memory slowly returns and snaps into place on the morning of the Kennedy Assassination: November 22, 1963. Along with his friend Shari, Patch must try to stop the killing of the thirty-fifth president.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499023863

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Get a Job

Labor Markets, Economic Opportunity, and Crime

By: Robert D. Crutchfield

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Get a Job

Labor Markets, Economic Opportunity, and Crime

By: Robert D. Crutchfield

Are the unemployed more likely to commit crimes? Does having a job make one less likely to commit a crime? Criminologists have found that individuals who are marginalized from the labor market are more likely to commit crimes, and communities with more members who are marginal to the labor market have higher rates of crime. Yet, as Robert Crutchfield explains, contrary to popular expectations, unemployment has been found to be an inconsistent predictor of either individual criminality or collective crime rates. Ina Get a Job, Crutchfield offers a carefully nuanced understanding of the links among work, unemployment, and crime.aa aaaaaaaaaaa a Crutchfield explains how peopleOCOs positioning in the labor market affects their participation in all kinds of crimes, from violent acts to profit-motivated offenses such as theft and drug trafficking. Crutchfield also draws on his first-hand knowledge of growing up in a poor, black neighborhood in Pittsburgh and later working on the streets as a parole officer, enabling him to develop a more complete understanding of how work and crime are related and both contribute to, and are a result of, social inequalities and disadvantage. Well-researched and informative, a Get a Job atells a powerful story of one of the most troubling side effects of economic disparities in America.

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NYU Press

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1479829722

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Strength for Their Journey

5 Essential Disciplines African-American Parents Must Teach Their Children and Teens

By: Dr. Robert L. Johnson,Dr. Paulette Stanford

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Strength for Their Journey

5 Essential Disciplines African-American Parents Must Teach Their Children and Teens

By: Dr. Robert L. Johnson,Dr. Paulette Stanford

The result of more than twenty years' collaborative work focusing on the heart of successful parenting, the acclaimed five disciplines program developed by Drs. Robert L. Johnson and Paulette Stanford has helped thousands of African-American children and their parents cope with the myriad of social challenges they confront each day. Now making this special prescription available to all parents, Strength for Their Journey offers insight into five interconnected areas: • Traditional Discipline: The Strength to Embrace Parental Boundaries • Racial Discipline: The Strength to Negotiate the Realities of Being a Racial Minority • Emotional Discipline: The Strength to Resist Negative Peer Pressure and Temptation • Practical Discipline: The Strength to Excel in School, Career, and Financial Pursuits • Mind-Body Discipline: The Strength to Maintain Positive Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health In a culture that often grants fewer safety nets to nonwhite children, Strength for Their Journey is a crucial book that African-American parents can turn to again and again, paving a path of confidence and joy for future generations.

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Harmony

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0767913221

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First Hand Knowledge

How I Participated in the CIA-Mafia Murder of President Kennedy

By: Robert D. Morrow

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First Hand Knowledge

How I Participated in the CIA-Mafia Murder of President Kennedy

By: Robert D. Morrow

The only inner-circle operative not to have been mysteriously killed, the author steps out of the shadows to give riveting testimony. Morrow--who was a CIA covert agent--reveals how he came to purchase the rifles used by Oswald and others to kill JFK. Ties into the 30th anniversary of the assassination.

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SP Books

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1561712744

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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

By: Robert Andrews

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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

By: Robert Andrews

Over 11,000 of these 18,000 quotations have never before appeared in a quotation book. Chosen not for their familiarity but for their quality and their relevance in the 1990s, these provocative quotations cover subjects from adolescence and adoption to yuppies and zoos.

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Columbia University Press

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0231071949

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9780231071949

Exile

The Unquiet Oblivion of Richard M. Nixon

By: Robert Sam Anson

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Exile

The Unquiet Oblivion of Richard M. Nixon

By: Robert Sam Anson

A revealing portrait oblivion of Richard M. Nixon after his departure in disgrace from the White House takes an intimate look at his physical and mental recovery, his relationships with the other former presidents.

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Simon & Schuster

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0671440217

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The History of Texas

By: Robert A. Calvert,Arnoldo De Leon,Gregg Cantrell

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The History of Texas

By: Robert A. Calvert,Arnoldo De Leon,Gregg Cantrell

The most comprehensive, best-illustrated survey of the Lone Star State—the new, updated edition of the classic text The History of Texas offers a sweeping exploration of the Lone Star State, covering its history from the pre-Columbian period, to the era of Spanish control, to nineteenth century watershed events, through the 1900s and into the new millennium. This engaging, student-friendly textbook looks at how people of diverse politics, identity, class, ethnicity, and race shaped the state’s past and continue to influence its present. Recent knowledge on the political, social, and cultural history of Texas provides insights on the celebrated figures, unsung heroes, and ordinary people of the state’s past. The sixth edition of this classic text has been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship in all fields of Texas history, among them New Indian History and cultural and gender studies. The text offers fresh perspectives on Texas history, including discussions of the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, the Second World War and post-war modernization, and the state’s transition during the 1960s and into the 1980s. Revised chapters provide wide-ranging coverage of Texas in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including recent statewide and national elections and political debates. This textbook: Connects events in post-World War II Texas to the larger U.S. historical narrative Offers substantial coverage of events occurring from 1900 to 2018 Uses a chronological approach to divide chapters into easily identifiable eras Includes engaging illustrations, maps, and tables, an appendix, and inclusive lists of recommended readings Features online resources for students and instructors, including a test bank, maps, presentation slides, and more Effectively organized to better meet the needs of instructors, The History of Texas is the ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in Texas history at colleges and universities across both the state and the nation.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119581435

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No Excuses

Concessions of a Serial Campaigner

By: Robert Shrum

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No Excuses

Concessions of a Serial Campaigner

By: Robert Shrum

He was named by The Atlantic Monthly as "the most sought-after strategist in the Democratic party." He was targeted by National Review as the Democratic Party's "poet goon." From his unique perspective, Robert Shrum gives us an epic and personal story of the struggle for power in America during the past four decades. With wit and humor, rare candor, and a wealth of detail, he vividly recounts the real personalities and real forces that shaped the outcome of the closest and most important elections of our time. We are there with Shrum in the back rooms, on the planes, and in the motorcades with Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, John Kerry, John Edwards, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Shrum reveals the manipulations and limitations of old and new forms of political persuasion, from the historic and sometimes controversial speeches he wrote to the negative ads he created for national and statewide candidates, from prepping presidential nominees for critical debates to the deployment of the new political weapon, the Internet. He lifts the curtain on decisive moments. Did John Kerry and John Edwards actually believe in the Iraq war they voted for? What was the real reason the Kerry campaign didn't respond faster to the Swift Boat attacks? Why didn't Al Gore let Bill Clinton campaign all-out in 2000? How did Clinton get through the first perilous week of the Lewinsky scandal? This is a provocative journey through recent history: George McGovern's antiwar campaign of 1972, the improbable rise of Jimmy Carter, Senate campaigns that made historic breakthroughs and shaped the presidential contests of the future, the gifts that made Bill Clinton a great politician -- and the circumstances and calculations that kept him from being a great president. As strategist, adviser, and often friend to the leaders he enlisted with, Shrum shows them as they are, with their strengths and human weaknesses -- as well as his own. Assailed as a populist who pushed the Democratic Party, in a phrase he coined, "to stand for the people, not the powerful," Shrum argues that unlike Republicans from Reagan on, Democrats fall short, politically or in office, when they trim their convictions and walk away from fundamental issues -- like universal health coverage. This is one of the most fascinating books ever written about the victories and defeats, the causes and candidates, the "flawed heroes" that drive the high drama of American politics.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416545581

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9781416545583

Quarter Horses

A Story of Two Centuries

By: Robert Moorman Denhardt

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Quarter Horses

A Story of Two Centuries

By: Robert Moorman Denhardt

A history of the Quarter Horse in England and America, describing the most famous animals and breeders, and the emergence of the American Quarter Horse Association

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806122854

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Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse

By: Robert M. Denhardt

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Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse

By: Robert M. Denhardt

Here for the first time is a digest of known information about the stallions whose descendants appear in the early volumes of the American Quarter Horse Association studbook. Robert M. Denhardt, a former officer in the American Quarter Horse Association, spent many years tracking down the bloodlines of the foundation sires, their pedigrees, and highlights of their careers. The result is a brief but comprehensive alphabetical listing of the stallions that made the Quarter Horse one of the most exciting and popular breeds of horses in the Americas today.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806129476

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Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights Leader and Politican

By: Robert E. Jakoubek,Gloria Blakely

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Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights Leader and Politican

By: Robert E. Jakoubek,Gloria Blakely

* Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans * Straightforward and objective writing * Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia * Essential for multicultural studies

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Infobase Publishing

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1438100825

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9781438100821

Encyclopedia of African-American Politics, Third Edition

By: Robert Smith

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Encyclopedia of African-American Politics, Third Edition

By: Robert Smith

This A-to-Z volume examines the role of African Americans in the political process from the early days of the American Revolution to the present. Focusing on basic political ideas, court cases, laws, concepts, ideologies, institutions, and political processes, this book covers all facets of African Americans in American government. Written by a nationally renowned scholar in the field, the Encyclopedia of African-American Politics, Third Edition will enlighten readers to the struggles and triumphs of African Americans in the American political system. Entries include: Abolitionist Movement African immigrants Barack Obama Black Lives Matter Black Panther Party Civil Rights Act of 1964 Emancipation Proclamation "Forty Acres and a Mule" Freedmen's Bureau Hurricane Katrina Institutional racism Integrationism Juneteenth Lynching Malcolm X Million Man March Raphael Warnock

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Infobase Holdings, Inc

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1438199392

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9781438199399

Directors in British and Irish Cinema

A Reference Companion

By: Robert Murphy

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Directors in British and Irish Cinema

A Reference Companion

By: Robert Murphy

A guide to directors who have worked in the British and Irish film industries between 1895 and 2005. Each of its 980 entries on individuals directors gives a resume of the director's career, evaluates their achievements and provides a complete filmography. It is useful for those interested in film-making in Britain and Ireland.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1838715339

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9781838715335

Hanging Rock

By: Robert W. Callis

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Hanging Rock

By: Robert W. Callis

A chance discovery of a dusty leather-bound notebook hidden in the wall of an old Illinois farm house being demolished sets off a treasure hunt in South Carolina. Kit Andrews and Swifty Olsen set out for South Carolina in a search for Confederate gold buried in February of 1865 using a notebook and map made by Kit's great-great grandfather who served with the 102nd Illinois Infantry regiment in the Civil War under General Sherman. Their serach accidentally uncovers a smuggling operation and they are faced with desperate criminals who will kill to protect their operation.

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iUniverse

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1462040977

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9781462040971

George Scarborough

The Life and Death of a Lawman on the Closing Frontier

By: Robert K. DeArment

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George Scarborough

The Life and Death of a Lawman on the Closing Frontier

By: Robert K. DeArment

George killed John Selman, and now the story of his life and his controversial killings while wearing the badge--show who he was tried 3 times and acquitted each time.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080612850X

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9780806128504

James Hamilton of South Carolina

By: Robert Tinkler

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James Hamilton of South Carolina

By: Robert Tinkler

An esteemed planter, politician, and military leader influential in the affairs of both South Carolina and Texas, James Hamilton (1786--1857) so declined in reputation during the last twenty years of his life that his home state refused to acknowledge him when he died. Robert Tinkler's superb, first-published biography of Hamilton conveys the enormous drama, dignity, and pathos that marked Hamilton's pursuit of the greatness achieved by his prominent Revolutionary-era forebears and his subsequent profound reversal brought on by debt. While a member of Congress during the 1820s, Hamilton came to champion states' interests over a strong central national government. As governor of South Carolina, 1830--1832, he reached the pinnacle of his political and social glory when he presided over the Nullification Crisis of 1832. Hamilton's undoing began with a series of ill-advised cotton speculations that left him deeply and very publicly in arrears by 1839. He desperately sought relief -- even supporting the Compromise of 1850 in hopes of monetary benefit, while alienating his old allies in the process. To his fellow southerners, Hamilton became a scourge and embarrassment as one who compromised his political beliefs because of fiscal distress. Perhaps even more than his political apostasy, Hamilton's unforgivable offense may have been to remind planters of their own struggles with chronic debt. Tinkler's extraordinary research into both Hamilton's life and the dynamics of reputation and debt in the antebellum South suggests that many contemporaries simply wished to forget Hamilton's plight so as to avoid facing their own financial reality. Possessing the weight of tragedy, James Hamilton of South Carolina documents a powerful man's achievements and the events and personal flaws that led to his fall.

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LSU Press

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0807129364

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