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Professor Ed Larson's Book, American Inheritance, Reviewed in New York Review of Books

Professor Edward J. Larson's book, American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795, is reviewed in New York Review article "The Contradictory Revolution" by David S. Reynolds.

Excerpt from "The Contradictory Revolution"

In American Inheritance the historian Edward J. Larson deals with topics that have recently become politically divisive—the Founding Fathers and the American Revolution. He doesn’t explicitly comment on today’s cultural divide, but he presents important information that illuminates the arguments on both sides.

The article may be found at the New York Review of Books