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A study of early transatlantic trade in South Carolina that exposes the divisive complexity that led to war

London's "Carolina traders," a little-known group of transatlantic merchants,…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817008/Creating-and-Contesting-Carolina
A collection of essays on European colonists, Native Americans, and enslaved Africans addresses change in Carolina

The essays in Creating and Contesting Carolina shed new light on how t…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817031/Jewish-Sanctuary-in-the-Atlantic-World
A cultural and architectural history of Judaism as it expanded and took root in the Atlantic world

Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of cultural and architectural…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817038/The-Civil-War-as-Global-Conflict
A collection of essays highlighting the war not only as a North American conflict but as a global one

In an attempt to counter the insular narratives of much of the sesquicentennial com…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817113/Working-on-the-Dock-of-the-Bay
An examination of the role and struggles of enslaved dockworkers prior to emancipation

Working on the Dock of the Bay explores the history of waterfront labor and laborers—black and whi…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817277/Religion-Space-and-the-Atlantic-World
An interdisciplinary exploration of the influence of physical space in the study of religion

While the concept of an Atlantic world has been central to the work of historians for decade…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817297/The-Torrid-Zone
The first comparative treatment of settlers' trading, pirating, and colonizing activities in the Caribbean

Brimming with new perspectives and cutting-edge research, the essays collected…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817315/Masters-of-Violence
From trusted to tainted, an examination of the shifting perceived reputation of overseers of enslaved people

In the antebellum southern United States, major landowners typically hired o…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817544/Port-Cities-of-the-Atlantic-World
Traces the maritime routes and the historical networks that link port cities around the Atlantic world

Port Cities of the Atlantic World brings together a collection of essays that exam…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4817474/Fugitive-Movements
In 1822, White authorities in Charleston, South Carolina, learned of plans among the city's enslaved and free Black population to lead an armed antislavery rebellion. Among the leaders was a f…]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:28:59 -0700