A review by cucumberedpickle
Ruling Race: A History of American Slaveholders by James Oakes

4.0

Drags on and it is almost as if Oakes is ambivalent about the act of slavery. I am well aware that this is a book about the SLAVEHOLDER. However I think a little compassion is warranted. It does shed light on certain false stereotypes of the slave holding classes but I found that it dragged on, was dry, and it was a good book to help you fall asleep.