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Title: He Shall Go Out Free: The Lives of Denmark Vesey (American Profiles (Madison, Wis.).) by Douglas R. Egerton ISBN: 0-945612-68-0 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN) Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 Format: Textbook Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent, Interesting and Engrossing
Comment: This is an excellent history of slavery in South Carolina with a focus on the unsucessful revolt led by Denmark Vesey. The strength of the book is the history of Vesey and the evolutionary process that leds him to his death.
What is most intriguing was the discussion of Vesey's rejection of the New Testement as a guide for his actions and his use of the Old Testement as a guide. The book deals well with the issue of the effect of the masters use of the Christian faith as a justification for slavery on the slaves and freemens spiritual life.
The only flaw in the book was the authors obvious admiration for Vesey. Not that such admiration is not deserved, but it tended to color some of the more difficult issues in Vesey's revolt. For instance, a major controversey has arisen concerning whether as part of the revolt the whites of Charleston were to be massacred. The author does not deal with the claim other than to dismiss is as illogical. However, this dismissal is insufficent given the hate and feellings for revenge that the slaves must have felt toward their masters.
All in all, this is a very readable history important events in American history. A good read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding Work
Comment: This was an extraordinary book. Douglas Egerton does a marvelous job of telling the different lives of Denmark Vesey. The book is extremely well researched and tells the historical truth of Vesey's life. The author does a wonderful job of finding the true story of Denmark Vesey and incorporates intriging insights into his life. This is a wonderful book that illustrates what life was like for a dynamic slave who turned free. Egerton tells Vesey's story in a fascinating way and does a great job of recapturing Vesey's life. The author tells of how Vesey was a strong-willed, highly intelligent leader who had an ingenious plot to help slaves and free blacks to truly become free. The author shows how fascinating Vesey was even though his plan failed. This is a marvelous book and I highly recomend reading it! It is an absolute joy to read!
Rating: 5
Summary: STRONGLY Reccomend Reading!
Comment: This book is dynamic and I highly recomend reading it. It is wonderfully written with extaordinary prose. The author does a superb job of bringing the readers into the time period and a wonderful jog of telling Vesey's story. Engaging diction and syntax keep the readers alive. There is not a dull moment in this book. Every page is filled th wonderful insights surrounding the times of the book. This book is a must have for people of all interests.I highly recommend reading it and sharing it with a friend. Douglas Egerton does a fascinating job of telling the history of Vesey's life and atmosphere!
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Title: In the New England Fashion: Reshaping Women's Lives in the Nineteenth Century by Catherine E. Kelly ISBN: 0801487862 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Denmark Vesey : The Buried Story of America's Largest Slave Rebellion and the Man Who Led It by David M. Robertson ISBN: 0679762183 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Atlantic Slave Trade by Herbert S. Klein, Stuart Schwartz ISBN: 0521465885 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Reaping the Whirlwind: The Civil Rights Movement in Tuskegee by Robert J. Norrell, Arieh J. Kochavi ISBN: 0807847402 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Civilities and Civil Rights by William Henry Chafe ISBN: 0195029194 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: May, 1981 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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