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Simon & Schuster, October 2006
eBook, 416 pages
ISBN-10: 0743289145
ISBN-13: 9780743289146
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Sons of Providence paints a vivid portrait of Colonial life as we follow these founding brothers in their rise to the heights of American commerce and power and from revolution to nationhood.
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Browse Inside Sons of Providence"Through this profoundly moving story of two brothers -- one a slave trader, the other an abolitionist -- Rappleye brings to vivid life the history of a formative period in our nation's life. It is a terrific story and a splendid work of history."
-- Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"Sons of Providence is a landmark book. One learns things about the American Revolution and the early Republic that amaze."
-- Thomas Fleming, author of Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge
"In his inspired choice of the Brown Brothers, Charles Rappleye makes human the division between slave owners and abolitionists that haunted the American Revolution and left consequences that plague us still. Sons of Providence is an epic story of greed, rebellion, and moral courage."
-- A. J. Langguth, author of Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution
"Charles Rappleye has unearthed the fascinating story of two founding brothers on opposite sides of America's bitter battle over slavery and the meaning of a nation conceived in liberty. This powerfully told narrative sheds new light on the Revolutionary era and one man's impassioned struggle to end slavery before it was too late."
-- Henry Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves,and the Creation of America
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