LEADER 02478nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910824861803321 005 20240516140209.0 010 $a0-8078-8892-3 010 $a1-4696-0418-3 035 $a(CKB)3170000000065654 035 $a(EBL)4322067 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000486442 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347219 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486442 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10430777 035 $a(PQKB)10998911 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000244085 035 $a(OCoLC)648386289 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28052 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL880334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10460906 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC880334 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4322067 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000065654 100 $a20040614d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Pearl $ea failed slave escape on the Potomac /$fJosephine F. Pacheco 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChapel Hill [N.C.] $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8078-2918-8 311 $a1-4696-1500-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Slavery in the Nation's Capital; 2 The Escape Attempt; 3 Men of Extraordinary Courage; 4 The Chaplain and the Slaver; 5 The Edmondsons; 6 The Trials; 7 Congress Confronts Slavery; 8 Congress, Runaways, and the Slave Trade; 9 The Aftermath; Conclusion; Notes; Index; 330 8 $aIn 1848 seventy-six slaves from the nation's capital hid aboard the schooner Pearl in an attempt to sail to freedom in Pennsylvania. When bad weather forced them to anchor, the slaves and the ship's crew were captured and returned to Washington. This work ranges from the preparations for escape to the participants' trial. 606 $aFugitive enslaved persons$zWashington Region$xHistory$y19th century$2local 606 $aAntislavery movements$zWashington Region$xHistory$y19th century 615 7$aFugitive enslaved persons$xHistory 615 0$aAntislavery movements$xHistory 676 $a973.7/115 676 $a973.7115 700 $aPacheco$b Josephine F$01693901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824861803321 996 $aThe Pearl$94072057 997 $aUNINA