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The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832

Alan Taylor

Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.

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Award History

1 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor2014WinnerSecondary source
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor2013FinalistSecondary source
Frederick Douglass Book Prize: Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition2014FinalistOfficial source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History2013FinalistSecondary source
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