Based on the premise "Three years later, Stanley Elkins published the equally monumental Slavery . Though a liberal like Stampp, Elkins accepted the notion of the docile, contented Sambo--though hardly as evidence of slavery's mildness.", can we conclude the hypothesis "The book never made it past the first draft and sadly was not published." is true (see options)?

Pick your answer from:
a). yes
b). it is not possible to tell
c). no
c).