Douglas R Egerton

Death or Liberty

African Americans and Revolutionary America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A panoramic history of African Americans in colonial America, ranging from the Seven Years' War to the election of Jefferson in 1800 .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199782253
• ISBN-10: 0199782253
• Artikelnr.: 32728016

Autorenporträt

Douglas R. Egerton is Joseph C. Georg Professor of History at Le Moyne College. His books include Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War.

Inhaltsangabe

* Prologue: The Trials of William Lee: A Life in the Age of Revolution
* One: Equiano's World: The British Atlantic Empire in 1763
* Two: Richard's Cup: Slavery and the Coming of the Revolution
* Three: The Transformation of Colonel Tye: Black Combatants and the
War
* Four: Quok Walker's Suit: Emancipation in the North
* Five: Absalom's "Meritorious Service": Antislavery in the Upper South
* Six: Captain Vesey's Cargo: Continuity in Georgia and the Carolinas
* Seven: Mum Bett Takes a Name: The Emergence of Free Black Communities
* Eight: Harry Washington's Atlantic Crossings: The Migrations of Black
Loyalists
* Nine: A Suspicion Only: Racism in the Early Republic
* Ten: Eli Whitney's Cotton Engine: Expansion and Rebellion
* Epilogue: General Gabriel's Flag: Unsuccessful Coda to the Revolution
* Notes