Mason-Dixon - Crucible of the Nation

Established to calm intracolonial tensions, the Mason-Dixon Line first marked a region of breakneck development and Native American resistance, then the boundary between pro- and antislavery regimes. Edward Gray's is the first comprehensive history of the line and its dynamic role in the US from the colonial period to the Civil War-and beyond.

About the author

Edward G. Gray (1964–2023) was the author of acclaimed books on the revolutionary era and the early American republic, including The Making of John Ledyard: Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler and Tom Paine’s Iron Bridge: Building a United States. He was Professor of History at Florida State University.

Summary

Established to calm intracolonial tensions, the Mason-Dixon Line first marked a region of breakneck development and Native American resistance, then the boundary between pro- and antislavery regimes. Edward Gray’s is the first comprehensive history of the line and its dynamic role in the US from the colonial period to the Civil War—and beyond.

Product details

• Authors: Edward G Gray, Edward G. Gray, Gray Edward G.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780674987616
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98761-6
• No. of pages: 456
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States