He adds a complete set of notes and references used at the end of each chapter in addition to the nineteen complete documents he includes at the end of the book. He completed exhaustive research, so his ideas are not simply based on speculation; they are well thought out and thoroughly investigated. He uses a combination of books, articles, letters, memoirs, and other written documents to ensure he has a broad cross section of historical documents as evidence for his conclusions, as well. This is an interesting look at a part of history that many other historians do not discuss. He offers valid arguments for his position, backed up with much research and historical evaluation. The fact that the founding fathers called all men equal, but failed to abolish slavery has always been a perplexing question in my own mind. This book helps answer that question once and for all. He looks at the economic question surrounding abolition, along with the social question. (Many...

His conclusion is that both the North and South were to blame for not ending slavery, and that ultimately led to the Civil War in 1860. I agree with much of his assessments, and after reading this book, the entire question of slavery during the Revolutionary period has become clearer. It is a sad time in American history, and after reading this, it seems even more sad and unnecessary. Americans had the chance to do the right thing at the right time, and they chose not to do it. Choosing to end slavery certainly would have changed the face of American history, and it could have saved countless lives lost in the Civil War. It is always easy to look back in hindsight, but this book does that with not only opinion, but also proof and that is what makes it so interesting and sad at the same time.
References

Nash, Gary B. (1990). Race and revolution.…