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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818236903321

Autore

Christianson Scott

Titolo

Freeing Charles : the struggle to free a slave on the eve of the Civil War / / Scott Christianson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-02886-7

9786613028860

0-252-09084-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages)

Collana

The new Black studies series

Disciplina

973.7/115092

B

Soggetti

Fugitive slaves - United States

Slaves - Virginia

Slavery - Virginia - History - 19th century

Slavery - United States - History - 19th century

Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century

Underground Railroad

Troy (N.Y.) History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Genesis -- 2. Revelation -- 3. Master and Slave Relations -- 4. The Shakeup -- 5. Making the Break -- 6. The Escape -- 7. Still in Philadelphia -- 8. Farmed Out -- 9. Family Pays a Heavy Price -- 10. Meteors -- 11. Hooking Up -- 12. Caught -- 13. Busting Out -- 14. Rescue -- 15. Aftermath -- 16. The War Hits Home in Culpeper, 1861-65 -- 17. Moving On -- 18. The Search for Charles Nalle -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- Illustrations.