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Autore |
Egerton Douglas R |
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Titolo |
Death or liberty [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and revolutionary America / / Douglas R. Egerton |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-92549-7 |
9786611925499 |
0-19-971923-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - History - 18th century |
Slavery - United States - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 African Americans |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-332) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; PROLOGUE: The Trials of William Lee: A Life in the Age of Revolution; ONE: Equiano's World: The British Atlantic Empire in 1763; TWO: Richard's Cup: Slavery and the Coming of the Revolution; THREE: The Transformation of Colonel Tye: Black Combatants and the war; FOUR: Quok Walker's Suit: Emancipation in the North; FIVE: Absalom's ""Meritorious Service"": Antislavery in the Upper South; SIX: Captain Vesey's Cargo: Continuity in Georgia and the Carolinas; SEVEN: Mum Bett Takes a Name: The Emergence of Free Black Communities |
EIGHT: Harry Washington's Atlantic Crossings: The Migrations of Black LoyalistsNINE: A Suspicion Only: Racism in the Early Republic; TEN: Eli Whitney's Cotton Engine: Expansion and Rebellion; EPILOGUE: General Gabriel's Flag: Unsuccessful Coda to the Revolution; Notes; Index |
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Prologue: The Trials of William Lee: A Life in the Age of Revolution. 1. Equiano's World: The British Atlantic Empire in 1763. 2. Richard's Cup: Slavery and the Coming of the Revolution. 3. The Transformation of Colonel Tye: Black Combatants and the War. 4. Quok Walker's Suit: Emancipation in the North. 5. Absalom's ""Meritorious Service"": |
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