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UNINA990002832060403321 |
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Tucker, George |
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The theory of money & banks investigated (1839) / by George Tucker |
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New York : Augustus M. Kelley, 1964 |
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[reprinted] |
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Reprints of economic classics |
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Monografia |
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the article "National debts" (1815) and an introductory essay: George Tucker and economic growth / by Joseph Dorfman |
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UNISA996388261003316 |
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Autore |
Lloyd William <1627-1717.> |
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A letter to Dr. Sherlock, in vindication of that part of Josephus's history, which gives an account of Iaddus the high-priest's submitting to Alexander the Great while Darius was living [[electronic resource] ] : against the answer to the piece intituled, Obedience and submission to the present government |
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London, : Printed for Thomas Jones ..., 1691 |
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Half title: A letter to Dr. Sherlock, in vindication of his late book, entituled The case of allegiance. |
Advertisement: p. [1]-[2] at end. |
Reproduction of original in Huntington Library and Duke University Library. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910962000103321 |
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Autore |
Brasher Glenn David |
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The Peninsula Campaign and the necessity of emancipation : African Americans and the fight for freedom / / Glenn David Brasher |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2012 |
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979-88-908858-9-0 |
979-88-9313-448-3 |
1-4696-0184-2 |
0-8078-8252-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Peninsular Campaign, Va., 1862 |
Enslaved persons - Emancipation - United States |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction: an evening on Malvern Hill -- Preludes: war, slavery, and the Virginia peninsula -- Contraband of war: April-July 1861 -- War is a swift educator: July-December 1861 -- The best informed residents in Virginia: December 1861-April 1862 -- The monuments to negro labor: April-May 1862 -- Those by whom these relations are broken: May 1862 -- An invaluable ally: late May-July 1862 -- A higher destiny: July 1862 -- Conclusion: monarchs of all they survey. |
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In the Peninsula Campaign of spring 1862, Union general George B. McClellan failed in his plan to capture the Confederate capital and bring a quick end to the conflict. But the campaign saw something new in the war--the participation of African Americans in ways that were critical to the Union offensive. Ultimately, that participation influenced Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation at the end of that year. Glenn David Brasher's unique narrative history delves into African American involvement in this pivotal military event, demonstrating that blacks contributed essential m |
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