Professor Ed Larson's Book, "American Inheritance," Recommended by the New York Times

Professor Edward J. Larson's book, American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1976-1795, is recommended by the New York Times in "Six Paperbacks to Read This Week." 

From the New York Times:

American Inheritance, by Edward J. Larson

This Editors’ Choice pick evaluates the relationship between the American Revolution’s call for “liberty” and the institution of slavery, showing that slavery and racism were “economic, political and cultural constructs that served the purposes of the powerful,” our reviewer wrote. “And because of this, they stood for centuries.”

The article may be found at New York Times (subscription required)