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Liberty's chain : slavery, abolition, and the Jay family of New York
Title
Liberty's chain : slavery, abolition, and the Jay family of New York / David N. Gellman.
ISBN
9781501715846
1501715844
9781501715853
Publication
Ithaca, [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022.
Physical Description
xx, 519 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book studies the Jay family's relationship to the institution of slavery, to enslaved people, and to the abolitionist movement in New York and the United States from 1685 to 1912" -- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Gellman, David Nathaniel. Liberty's chain Ithaca, [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 16, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: Founding
Disruptions
Rising stars
Negotiations
Nation-building
Mastering paradox
Sharing the flame
Joining forces
A conservative on the inside
Breaking ranks
The condition of free people of color
Soul and nation
Uncompromised
Parting shots
Civil wars
Reconstructed
Epilogue: Reckoning.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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