![]() The liberated slaves served as guides, pilots and sailors using their intimate knowledge of the countryside and waterways to aid the British. Taylor said the book developed when he came upon documents telling of escaped slaves who were important in helping the British capture Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812. This is the second Pulitzer for Taylor, who has taught at UC Davis since 1994. “Drawn from new sources, Alan Taylor’s riveting narrative re-creates the events that inspired black Virginians, haunted slaveholders, and set the nation on a new and dangerous course.” Norton) was called “a meticulous and insightful account of why runaway slaves in the colonial era were drawn to the British side as potential liberators” by the Pulitzer committee. ![]() ![]() “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia: 1771 – 1832” (W.W. UC Davis distinguished history professor Alan Taylor has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for his book about slaves assisting the British during the War of 1812. ![]()
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