<div><b>The single best short survey in America, now updated.</b><br><b>Includes a New Preface and Afterward</b><br><br>In terms of accessibility and comprehensive coverage, Kolchin's American Slavery is a singularly important achievement. Now updated to address a decade of new scholarship, the book includes a new preface, afterword, and revised and expanded bibliographic essay. It remains the best book to introduce a subject of profound and lasting importance, one that lies at the center of American history. <br></div>