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The King's Slaves by Holly Brewer
Princeton University Press · New release

The King's Slaves

The British Empire and the Origins of American Slavery

Holly Brewer

Princeton University Press · World History
Releases January 05, 2027 · ISBN 9780691244020

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About the book

Holly Brewer argues that American slavery grew from royal authority, as British kings used governors, judges, and navies to build the plantation system, and traces resistance to it.

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