The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
In The Half Has Never Been Told, Edward E. Baptist examines how slavery shaped the development of American capitalism. Centering the economic history of the United States, the book explores the deep relationship between enslavement and the nation’s growth, offering a historical account of forces that transformed America.
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Edward E. Baptist explores the relationship between slavery and the making of American capitalism.
The book places enslavement at the center of the United States’ economic history.
It examines how the growth of American capitalism was connected to the institution of slavery.
This is a work of history focused on the economic dimensions and lasting significance of American slavery.
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