The American Dreams of John B. Prentis, Slave Trader - (Race in the Atlantic World) by Kari J Winter (Paperback)

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About the Book The first major biography of an unrepentant slave trader, this story illuminates the intertwined politics of labor, race, class, and gender in the young American nation. Winter's life-and-times portrayal of a Prentis illuminates the clash between two American dreams: one of wealth, the other of equality. Book Synopsis As a young man, John B. Prentis (1788-1848) expressed outrage over slavery, but by the end of his life he had transported thousands of enslaved persons from the upper to the lower South. Kari J. Winter's life-and-times portrayal of a slave trader illuminates the clash between two American dreams: one of wealth, the other of equality. Prentis was born into a prom…