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The Creole Rebellion : The Most Successful Slave Revolt in American History.
Title:
The Creole Rebellion : The Most Successful Slave Revolt in American History.
Author:
Chadwick, Bruce.
ISBN:
9780826363480
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (210 pages)
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface A Slave Ship in Uncharted Waters -- Chapter One Cruising down the Atlantic Coast -- Chapter Two Sandy Beaches, Swaying Palm Trees, and Hoped-for Freedom in Nassau Town -- Chapter Three 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- Chapter Four Into the Whirlwind -- Chapter Five Ashore in New Orleans -- Illustrations -- Chapter Six In the Creole's Wake, the Abolitionists Storm Washington, DC -- Chapter Seven The Crucifixion of Joshua Giddings, the Abolitionists, and Anybody Who Supported the Mutineers aboard the Creole -- Chapter Eight The Last Fight-Texas -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Part history, part adventure, and part legal drama, Bruce Chadwick chronicles the most successful slave revolt in the pages of American history.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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