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Autore |
Sumler-Edmond Janice |
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Titolo |
The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault : the life and trials of a free woman of color in antebellum Georgia / / Janice L. Sumler-Edmond |
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Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 171 p. : ill. ; ; 24 cm.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American women - Georgia - Savannah |
Free African Americans - Georgia - Savannah |
African Americans - Georgia - Savannah |
Widows - Georgia - Savannah |
Trusts and trustees - Georgia - Savannah |
Savannah (Ga.) Biography |
Savannah (Ga.) History 19th century |
Savannah (Ga.) Social life and customs 19th century |
Savannah (Ga.) Race relations History 19th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-160) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Cruvelliers in Savannah -- A secret trust agreement -- Hurricanes, presidents, and the death of a matriarch -- Black Confederates -- Post-Civil War Savannah -- Betrayal and litigation -- A trail indeed -- Reversal of fortune. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this fascinating biography set in nineteenth-century Savannah, Georgia, Janice L.Sumler-Edmond resurrects the life and times of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault, a free woman of color whose story was until now lost to historical memory. |
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