Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry Into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy

by Winthrop D. Jordan

Book Overview

In 1861 a group of slaves in Adams County, Mississippi, conspired to gain their freedom by overwhelming their masters. The conspiracy was discovered and more than thirty slaves in and around Natchez... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807117625
• ISBN13: 9780807117620
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Amazing history

After taking an amazing class with Dr. Jordan, who is just as good of a teacher as he is a writer, I decided to take a look at his well-known book. It is truly one of the great pieces of historical writing I have read, as he is able to pull together a complete story based upon references from a single document. While he's talking about this single event, he gives great insight into the mind of an historian that will inspire any student of history into delving deeper into practically any subject.