The Peculiar Institution

Résumé : "A thoughtful, deeply moving book.... Mr. Stampp wants to show specifially what slavery was like, why it existed, and what it did to the American people.... There is a massive impact to this book - made all the more effective by the fact its author writes with a dispassionate and scholarly objectivity - which helps to make it one of the most valuable and memorable books ever written in this field." - Bruce Catton