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1) The life of John Randolph of Roanoke

Author

Garland, Hugh A

Language

English

2) A madman's will: John Randolph, 400 slaves, and the mirage of freedom

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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Few legal cases in American history are as riveting as the controversy surrounding the will of Virginia Senator John Randolph (1773—1833), which-almost inexplicably-freed all 383 of his slaves in one of the largest and most publicized manumissions in American history. So famous is the case that Ta-Nehisi Coates has used it to condemn Randolph's cousin, Thomas Jefferson, for failing to free his own slaves. With this groundbreaking investigation,...

3) Party leaders: sketches of Thomas Jefferson, Alex'r Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Randolph, of Roanoke, including notices of many other distinguished American statesmen

Author

Baldwin, Joseph G

Publisher

D. Appleton and company; [etc., etc.]

Pub. Date

1855

Language

English

4) The Virginia "Peerage": or, Sketches of Virginians distinguished in Virginia's history

Author

Craighill, Robert T

Publisher

W. E. Jones, printer

Pub. Date

1880

Language

English

5) Southern statesmen of the old régime: Washington, Jefferson, Randolph, Calhoun, Stephens, Toombs, and Jefferson Davis

Author

Trent, William P

Series

Library of economics and politics volume no. 13

Publisher

T.Y. Crowell & Co

Pub. Date

[1897]

Language

English

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