The Patriots' Dilemma'A masterly analysis of slavery and republicanism from the left. A stunning achievement' Gerald Horne Timely and controversial, The Patriots' Dilemma confronts longstanding interpretations of U. S. history that emphasize a fundamental conflict between pro slavery and anti slavery interests. By 1776, influential American patriots acknowledged that slavery was incompatible with the ideals of the republic. But a republic for whom? As Timothy Messer Kruse