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From slave ship to Harvard [[electronic resource] ] : Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family / / James H. Johnston
| From slave ship to Harvard [[electronic resource] ] : Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family / / James H. Johnston |
| Autore | Johnston James H. <1944-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.3/62092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Slaves - Maryland
Free African Americans - Maryland African Americans - Maryland Slavery - Maryland - History African American families - Maryland |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8232-3952-7
0-8232-4666-3 1-280-77754-0 9786613687937 0-8232-3953-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Yarrow Mamout, a West African Muslim Slave -- 2. Tobacco and the Importation of a Labor Force -- 3. Welcome to America -- 4. Slavery and Revolution -- 5. Yarrow of Georgetown -- 6. The Portraits: Peale, Yarrow, and Simpson -- 7. Free Hannah, Yarrow’s Sister -- 8. Nancy Hillman, Yarrow’s Niece -- 9. Aquilla Yarrow -- 10. Mary ‘‘Polly’’ Turner Yarrow -- 11. Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley -- 12. Traces of Yarrow -- 13. Unpleasant Valley -- 14. Freedom -- 15. From Harvard to Today -- Epilogue: Guide to the Yarrows’ and Turners’ World Today -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463516403321 |
Johnston James H. <1944->
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From slave ship to Harvard [[electronic resource] ] : Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family / / James H. Johnston
| From slave ship to Harvard [[electronic resource] ] : Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family / / James H. Johnston |
| Autore | Johnston James H. <1944-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.3/62092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Enslaved persons - Maryland
Free African Americans - Maryland African Americans - Maryland Slavery - Maryland - History African American families - Maryland |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Black Muslims
Black history Colonial America Maryland Slavery Yarrow Mamout slave trade |
| ISBN |
0-8232-3952-7
0-8232-4666-3 1-280-77754-0 9786613687937 0-8232-3953-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Yarrow Mamout, a West African Muslim Slave -- 2. Tobacco and the Importation of a Labor Force -- 3. Welcome to America -- 4. Slavery and Revolution -- 5. Yarrow of Georgetown -- 6. The Portraits: Peale, Yarrow, and Simpson -- 7. Free Hannah, Yarrow’s Sister -- 8. Nancy Hillman, Yarrow’s Niece -- 9. Aquilla Yarrow -- 10. Mary ‘‘Polly’’ Turner Yarrow -- 11. Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley -- 12. Traces of Yarrow -- 13. Unpleasant Valley -- 14. Freedom -- 15. From Harvard to Today -- Epilogue: Guide to the Yarrows’ and Turners’ World Today -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788269203321 |
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Johnston James H. <1944->
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Murder, Inc : the CIA under John F. Kennedy / / James H. Johnston
| Murder, Inc : the CIA under John F. Kennedy / / James H. Johnston |
| Autore | Johnston James H. <1944-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Lincoln, Nebraska] : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 pages) |
| Disciplina | 327.1273009/046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Assassination - United States - History
Intelligence service - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-64012-216-8
1-64012-214-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Castro, Oswald, and Kennedy -- The Bay of Pigs -- Mongoose -- Missile crisis -- The brigade -- Fidel and Hidell -- Oswald in New Orleans -- Assassins and spies -- Amlash -- Mexico City -- Hubris -- Carpe diem -- The plot accelerates -- The last weekend -- A barrier once removed -- John Kennedy and the rogue elephant -- Washington, Paris, and Dallas -- November 22, 1963, in Dallas -- November 22, 1963, in other cities -- The days after -- The investigation, what's in a name -- The investigation sputters on -- Regime change -- The Warren Report -- The never ending investigations -- John Kennedy and the CIA -- Lyndon Johnson and the CIA -- Appendix A. Where it might have led -- Appendix B. Richard Helms testimony on the assassination investigation -- Appendix C. Sources and secret files. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793519303321 |
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Johnston James H. <1944->
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| [Lincoln, Nebraska] : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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