Kornblith, Gary John

Traces the story of slavery in America's history from 1776 through the Missouri Compromise, covering the general acceptance of slavery in colonial America, how human bondage was reevaluated during the American Revolution, how the future of slavery was shaped by decisions that the founding fathers made, and whether the Civil War was a result of those decisions.

Examines how and why the United States developed from an agricultural society into an industrial power and the impact this transformation had on the lives of Americans.