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Autore |
Weslager C. A (Clinton Alfred), <1909-1994.> |
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Titolo |
Delaware's forgotten folk [[electronic resource] ] : the story of the Moors & Nanticokes / / C.A. Weslager, with photographs by L.T. Alexander and drawings by John Swientochowski |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006, c1943 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-89862-4 |
0-8122-0808-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AlexanderL. T |
SwientochowskiJohn F |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - Delaware - History |
Nanticoke Indians - Delaware - History |
African Americans - Delaware - History |
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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. 207-215). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- 1. Red, White, and Black -- 2. The Mysterious Moor -- 3. Plot in the Swamp -- 4. The Persistent Red Thread -- 5. An Unexpected Champion -- 6. The Good Fight -- 7. A World Unknown -- 8. Links with the Past -- Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"It is offered not as a textbook nor as a scientific discussion, but merely as reading entertainment founded on the life history, social struggle, and customs of a little-known people."—From the PrefaceC. A. Weslager's Delaware's Forgotten Folk chronicles the history of the Nanticoke Indians and the Cheswold Moors, from John Smith's first encounter with the Nanticokes along the Kuskakarawaok River in 1608, to the struggles faced by these uniquely multiracial communities amid the racial and social tensions of mid-twentieth-century America. It explores the legend surrounding the origin of the two distinct but intricately intertwined groups, focusing on how their uncommon racial heritage—white, black, and Native American—shaped their identity within society and how their traditional culture retained its significance into their present.Weslager's demonstrated command of available information and his familiarity with the people themselves bespeak his |
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