Letters from the Slave States
Author | : James Stirling |
Publisher | : London : J.W. Parker and Son |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1857 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James Stirling |
Publisher | : London : J.W. Parker and Son |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1857 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James Stirling |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2017-01-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781334975707 |
Excerpt from Letters From the Slave States Union or Disunion - Desire for Territory - The Secret of Power - Moral Disunion - Love of Social Distino tions - Social Progress 94. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Randall M. Miller |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 1990-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0820323799 |
"Dear Master" is a rare firsthand look at the values, self-perception, and private life of the black American slave. The fullest known record left by an American slave family, this collection of more than two hundred letters--including seven discovered since the book's original appearance--reveals the relationship of two generations of the Skipwith family with the Virginia planter John Hartwell Cocke. The letters, dating from 1834 to 1865, fall into two groups. The first were written by Peyton Skipwith and his children from Liberia, where they settled after being freed in 1833 by Cocke, a devout Christian and enlightened slaveholder. The letters, which tell of harsh frontier life, reveal the American values the Skipwiths took with them to Africa, and express their faith in Liberia's future and pride in their accomplishments. The second group of letters, written by George Skipwith and his daughter Lucy, originate from Cocke's Alabama plantation, an experimental work community to which Cocke sent his most talented, responsible slaves to prepare them for the moral and educational challenges of emancipation. George, a "privileged bondsman," was a slave driver. His letters about the management of the plantation include reports on the slaves' conduct and any disciplinary actions he took. Readers can sense George's pride in his work and also his ambivalence toward his role as leader in the slave hierarchy. Lucy, Cocke's chief domestic slave, was the plantation nurse and teacher. Her letters, filled with details about spiritual, familial, and health matters, also display her skill at exploiting her master's trust and her uncommon boldness, for she spoke against whites to her master when she felt they hampered his slaves' education. "Dear Master" affirms that these slaves and former slaves were not simply victims; they were actors in a complex human drama. The letters imply trust and affection between master and slave, but there were other motives as well for the letter-writing. The Liberian Skipwiths needed American-made supplies; moreover, the whole family may have viewed their relationship with Cocke as a chance to help free other slaves. In his new preface, Miller reevaluates his book in light of changes in the historiography of American slavery over the past decade.
Author | : James Stirling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2019-08-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780461275537 |
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Author | : Augustus Baldwin Longstreet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1847 |
Genre | : Slavery |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michal D. Connor |
Publisher | : Janssen Verlag |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-07 |
Genre | : Slavery |
ISBN | : 9781919901121 |
Illustrated with original photographs and drawings of slaves from the nineteenth century United States, this book collects poems and letters of former slaves alongside interviews and testimonies, making this an incomparable document of a horrific time in American history.
Author | : Jim Jordan |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 479 |
Release | : 2018-01-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0820351954 |
Long-lost letters tell the story of an illegal slave shipment, a desperate Savannah businessman, and the lead-up to the Civil War. In 1858 Savannah businessman Charles Lamar, in violation of U.S. law, organized the shipment of hundreds of Africans on the luxury yacht Wanderer to Jekyll Island, Georgia. The four hundred survivors of the Middle Passage were sold into bondage. This was the first successful documented slave landing in the United States in about four decades, and it shocked a nation already on the path to civil war. Nearly thirty years later, the North American Review published excerpts from thirty of Lamar’s letters, reportedly taken from his letter book, which describe his criminal activities. However, the authenticity of the letters was in doubt until very recently. In the twenty-first century, researcher Jim Jordan found a cache of private papers belonging to Charles Lamar’s father, stored for decades in an attic in New Jersey. Among the documents was Charles Lamar’s letter book—confirming him as the author. The first part of this book recounts the flamboyant and reckless life of Lamar himself, including involvement in southern secession, the slave trade, and a plot to overthrow the government of Cuba. A portrait emerges at odds with Lamar's previous image as a savvy entrepreneur and principled rebel. Instead, we see a man who was often broke and whose volatility sabotaged him at every turn. His involvement in the slave trade was driven more by financial desperation than southern defiance. The second part presents the “Slave-Trader's Letter-Book.” Together with annotations, these seventy long-lost letters shed light on the lead-up to the Civil War from the remarkable perspective of a troubled, and troubling, figure.
Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2008-06-25 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1439108773 |
Based on the true story of Harriet Ann Jacobs, Letters from a Slave Girl reveals in poignant detail what thousands of African American women had to endure not long ago, sure to enlighten, anger, and never be forgotten. Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery; it's the only life she has ever known. Now, with the death of her mistress, there is a chance she will be given her freedom, and for the first time Harriet feels hopeful. But hoping can be dangerous, because disappointment is devastating. Harriet has one last hope, though: escape to the North. And as she faces numerous ordeals, this hope gives her the strength she needs to survive.
Author | : Charles Ingersoll |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2018-01-12 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780428956950 |
Excerpt from A Letter to a Friend in the Slave State We are in the midst of civil war, to North and South alike unexpectedly; for when was civil war deliberated on The North did not believe the South would leave them; the South did not believe the North would fight to retain them the South armed and struck the blow, and now the sword is drawn on both sides, and cannot be sheathed without conquest or a compromise. We have to conquer the South or settle with them; and their unconditional conquest seems the policy of those that rule us. The purpose of this letter is to explain to you some of the views of the persons in this State who regard conciliation as our only available resort, and look upon the extreme course of the Government as ruin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.