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The dawn of Detroit : a chronicle of slavery and freedom in the city of the straits
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The dawn of Detroit : a chronicle of slavery and freedom in the city of the straits / Tiya Miles.
ISBN
9781620972311
162097231X
Publication
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Other formats
Online version: Miles, Tiya, 1970- author. Dawn of Detroit New York : The New Press, 2017
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 26, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: the coast of the strait
The straits of slavery (1760-1770)
The war for liberty (1774-1783)
The wild northwest (1783-1803)
The winds of change (1802-1807)
The rise of the renegades (1807-1815)
Conclusion: the American city (1817 and beyond)
Coda: a note on historical conversations and concepts.
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