New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. With a new preface by the author. 576 p.; 23½ cm. (9¼ inches). Paperback with color dust jacket. Includes index. First published in 1975 by Cornell University Press. "David Brion Davis's books on the history of slavery reflect some of the most distinguished and influential thinking on the subject to appear in the past generation." This book "is a truly monumental work of historical scholarship that first appeared in 1975 to critical acclaim both academic and literary. This reprint of that important work includes a new preface by the author, in which he situates the book's argument within the historiographic debates of the last two decades" [from the back cover]. ISBN 0-19-512671-8. This extraordinary book won the National Book Award, the Albert J. Beveridge Award, and the Bancroft Prize, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the American Revolutionary Era and in American slavery. Book is in Near Fine Condition: l½-inch indentation on front cover barely noticeable; upper right corner of front cover lightly creased; pages are clean and tight.. Near Fine.