The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church

by Rachel L. Swarns

"An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New World slavery sustained the Church and, thereby, helped to entrench enslavement in American society."--Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello and On Juneteenth

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399590862
• ISBN13: 9780399590863
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"