10 best books of February: the Monitor's picks

Of the new books coming in February, here are the 10 that ranked highest with the Monitor's book critics.

7. "The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation," by David Brion Davis

Award-winning historian and Yale University professor emeritus David Brion Davis caps his trilogy chronicling slavery in the Western hemisphere with this final volume, examining the institution of slavery, from Canada down to Chile, from 1780 to 1880. This volume makes a stirring conclusion to Davis's monumental work on the topic. You can see the Monitor's full review of "The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation" here.

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