Gabriel's Rebellion

“Well written and meticulously documented, the account of these two abortive revolutions will hold the interest of students and lay readers alike.”—Publishers Weekly

“Will be regarded as the definitive work on the plots of 1800 and 1802.”—American Historical Review

“A masterful account of the Easter conspiracy in 1802, barely mentioned in history textbooks.”—Arkansas Historical Quarterly

“A terrific book. . . . The author tells a dramatic and important story, firmly grounding his narrative in extensive primary research as well as a careful reading of the latest scholarship on early national Virginia and slavery.”—William and Mary Quarterly

“May well be the definitive work on its subject. . . . Egerton’s work in primary materials, archival and otherwise, is unparalleled.” —Daniel C. Littlefield, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

“Egerton’s book is not only a bold and masterful account of one of the most intriguing might-have-beens in the bumpy course of slavery’s hold on the American South; it is also a significant contribution to our ever-growing appreciation of the particularities in time, place, and circumstance that made the American slave experience so varied and complex.”—Australasian Journal of American Studies