This is what I have been asked to do: For this project you will read Stanley Elkins’ Slavery and then write a comparative analysis of Elkins’ historical interpretation of slavery with James McPherson’s interpretation in Ordeal by Fire. Your analysis should address the following questions: •What are the points of agreement and disagreement between the two authors, Stanley Elkins and James McPherson, concerning the institution of slavery? •Specifically, what influence did institutions like the church have on the character of American slavery? •How much control did the masters have over their slaves? Did the slaves exercise any autonomy over their own lives? •Did American devotion to limited government and laissez faire capitalism ameliorate the brutality of slavery? •What evidence does each author use to support his arguments, and is the evidence anecdotal or quantifiable? •Which author more accurately describes antebellum American slavery? Why? The paper (not including the cover page) should be a minimum of 1,250 words in length, double spaced in 12 point Arial font. APA guidelines should be followed. Required books for essay: McPherson, J. M. (2001). Ordeal by fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN # 0072317361 Elkins, S.M. (1976). Slavery: A problem in American institutional and intellectual life (3rd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN # 0226204774