Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments That Changed the Course of the Civil War
Stephen V. Ash, . . Norton, $25.95 (282pp) ISBN 978-0-393-06586-2
The titular firebrand in this revealing history is not an individual but a curious and ambitious project: the establishment, in March 1863, of a permanent Union outpost in Florida to serve as a haven for fugitive slaves and to “help ignite the destruction of Southern slavery from within.” In readable prose and relying exclusively on primary sources, historian Ash (
Reviewed on: 03/17/2008
Genre: Nonfiction
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