William Randolph Ryan

World of Thomas Jeremiah

Charles Town on the Eve of the American Revolution

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Produktbeschreibung

On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780195387285
• ISBN-10: 0195387287
• Artikelnr.: 29919825

Autorenporträt

Ryan completed his doctoral dissertation on Thomas Jeremiah for Duke University in 2006.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Introduction: A Different Port of Entry
* 1.: White Divisions (June 1774-March 1775)
* 2.: A Great War Coming (April 1775-June 1775)
* 3.: Under the Color of Law (July 1775-August 1775)
* 4.: Charles Town Harbor (September 1775-October 1775)
* 5.: Lowcountry/Backcountry: The Volatile Geopolitics of Revolutionary
South Carolina (November 1775-December 1775)
* 6.: The Greatest Hope and the Deepest Fear (December 1775-January
1776)
* 7.: The Masters were Still in Charge (January 1776-August 1776)
* Conclusion: Simple Spectators?
* Epilogue
* Appendix I: Documents Relating to the Trials and Execution of Thomas
Jeremiah
* Appendix II: Documents Relating to the Slave Shadwell and the Free
Black Scipio Handley