Author: Chandra Manning
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307456374
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
From the author of What This Cruel War Was Over, a vivid portrait of the Union army’s escaped-slave refugee camps and how they shaped the course of emancipation and citizenship in the United States. Chandra Manning casts in a wholly original light what it was like to escape slavery, how emancipation happened, and how citizenship in the United States was transformed. This reshaping of hard structures of power would matter not only for slaves turned citizens, but for all Americans. Integrating a wealth of new findings, this vivid portrait of the Union army’s escaped-slave refugee camps shows how they shaped the course of emancipation and citizenship in the United States. Drawing on records of the Union and Confederate armies, the letters and diaries of soldiers, transcribed testimonies of former slaves, and more, Manning allows us to accompany the black men, women, and children who sought out the Union army in hopes of achieving autonomy for themselves and their communities. It also raised, for the first time, humanitarian questions about refugees in wartime and legal questions about civil and military authority with which we still wrestle, as well as redefined American citizenship, to the benefit, but also to the lasting cost of, African Americans.
Troubled Refuge
Author: Chandra Manning
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307456374
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
From the author of What This Cruel War Was Over, a vivid portrait of the Union army’s escaped-slave refugee camps and how they shaped the course of emancipation and citizenship in the United States. Chandra Manning casts in a wholly original light what it was like to escape slavery, how emancipation happened, and how citizenship in the United States was transformed. This reshaping of hard structures of power would matter not only for slaves turned citizens, but for all Americans. Integrating a wealth of new findings, this vivid portrait of the Union army’s escaped-slave refugee camps shows how they shaped the course of emancipation and citizenship in the United States. Drawing on records of the Union and Confederate armies, the letters and diaries of soldiers, transcribed testimonies of former slaves, and more, Manning allows us to accompany the black men, women, and children who sought out the Union army in hopes of achieving autonomy for themselves and their communities. It also raised, for the first time, humanitarian questions about refugees in wartime and legal questions about civil and military authority with which we still wrestle, as well as redefined American citizenship, to the benefit, but also to the lasting cost of, African Americans.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307456374
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
From the author of What This Cruel War Was Over, a vivid portrait of the Union army’s escaped-slave refugee camps and how they shaped the course of emancipation and citizenship in the United States. Chandra Manning casts in a wholly original light what it was like to escape slavery, how emancipation happened, and how citizenship in the United States was transformed. This reshaping of hard structures of power would matter not only for slaves turned citizens, but for all Americans. Integrating a wealth of new findings, this vivid portrait of the Union army’s escaped-slave refugee camps shows how they shaped the course of emancipation and citizenship in the United States. Drawing on records of the Union and Confederate armies, the letters and diaries of soldiers, transcribed testimonies of former slaves, and more, Manning allows us to accompany the black men, women, and children who sought out the Union army in hopes of achieving autonomy for themselves and their communities. It also raised, for the first time, humanitarian questions about refugees in wartime and legal questions about civil and military authority with which we still wrestle, as well as redefined American citizenship, to the benefit, but also to the lasting cost of, African Americans.
A Short Treatise on the Antiquity, Institution, Excellency, Indulgences, Privileges, Etc., of the Ancient Confraternity of Our Blessed Lady of Mount Carmel, Called, the Scapular
Author: R. J. Colgan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scapulars
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scapulars
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Cities of Refuge
Author: Michael Helm
Publisher: Tin House Books
ISBN: 1935639498
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
In Cities of Refuge, a single act of violence resonates through several lives, connecting closeby fears to distant political terrors. At the story’s center is the complex, intensely charged relationship between a twenty-eight-year-old woman and the father who abandoned her when she was young. One summer night on a side street in downtown Toronto, Kim Lystrander is attacked by a stranger. Thrown deep into turmoil, in the weeks and months that follow, she confronts her fear by returning to the night, in writing, searching for harbingers of the incident and clues to the identity of her assailant. The attack also torments Kim's father, Harold, a historian of Latin America. As he investigates the crime on his own, the darkest hours from his past revisit him, and he gradually begins to unravel. Entwined in their stories are Kim’s ailing mother, Marian; Father André Rowe, whose mission to guide others involves him in a decision with troubling consequences; Rodrigo Cantero, a young Colombian man living illegally in the city; and Rosemary Yates, a woman whose faith-based belief in the duty to give asylum to any who seek it, even those judged guilty, draws Harold to her, before a fateful choice changes the future for them all. Cities of Refuge is a novel of profound moral tension and luminous prose. It weaves a web of incrimination and inquiry, in which mysteries live within mysteries, and stories within stories, and the power to save or condemn rests in the forces of history and in the realm of our deepest longings.
Publisher: Tin House Books
ISBN: 1935639498
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
In Cities of Refuge, a single act of violence resonates through several lives, connecting closeby fears to distant political terrors. At the story’s center is the complex, intensely charged relationship between a twenty-eight-year-old woman and the father who abandoned her when she was young. One summer night on a side street in downtown Toronto, Kim Lystrander is attacked by a stranger. Thrown deep into turmoil, in the weeks and months that follow, she confronts her fear by returning to the night, in writing, searching for harbingers of the incident and clues to the identity of her assailant. The attack also torments Kim's father, Harold, a historian of Latin America. As he investigates the crime on his own, the darkest hours from his past revisit him, and he gradually begins to unravel. Entwined in their stories are Kim’s ailing mother, Marian; Father André Rowe, whose mission to guide others involves him in a decision with troubling consequences; Rodrigo Cantero, a young Colombian man living illegally in the city; and Rosemary Yates, a woman whose faith-based belief in the duty to give asylum to any who seek it, even those judged guilty, draws Harold to her, before a fateful choice changes the future for them all. Cities of Refuge is a novel of profound moral tension and luminous prose. It weaves a web of incrimination and inquiry, in which mysteries live within mysteries, and stories within stories, and the power to save or condemn rests in the forces of history and in the realm of our deepest longings.
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A brief account of Durham Cathedral, etc. [By I. Raine.]
Author: Cathedral (DURHAM)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A Comrade's Voice; being a short account of William Ruth, etc
Author: William RUTH (of the 76th Regiment of Foot.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Refuge Cove
Author: Janet Dailey
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 1420144928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
New York Times–bestselling author: In a rugged Alaskan town, a woman who has lost hope and a man in need of healing come to each other’s rescue . . . She came to Alaska on the promise of marriage, only to find herself on the run from her would-be husband. Lost and alone in the wilderness, Emma Hunter nearly weeps with relief at the sight of a small plane in the distance—until the rugged bush pilot makes his way through the brush to help her. Can she trust this stranger any more than the menacing predator on her trail? But there’s something in John Wolf’s dark eyes that wills her to believe in him, something about his gentle nature that allows her to accept his offer of protection . . . He’d let her into his life because he knew she was in trouble. The last thing John Wolf expects is to feel so much so quickly for the vulnerable woman in his care. For sharing his lonely wilderness home with Emma means allowing her to see his sorrow—the son he longs to reconnect with, the loss of the family he once dreamed possible. Sharing his heart with Emma means being willing to risk everything to keep her safe . . . A Military Spouse Book Club Selection PRAISE FOR JANET DAILEY and her novels “Big, bold, and sexy . . . Janet Dailey at her best!” —Kat Martin on Texas True “Plenty of intrigue, subplots, twists, and of course, love. Fans and newcomers alike will revel in this ride.” —Publishers Weekly on Texas Tall “Dailey confirms her place as a top mega-seller.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 1420144928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
New York Times–bestselling author: In a rugged Alaskan town, a woman who has lost hope and a man in need of healing come to each other’s rescue . . . She came to Alaska on the promise of marriage, only to find herself on the run from her would-be husband. Lost and alone in the wilderness, Emma Hunter nearly weeps with relief at the sight of a small plane in the distance—until the rugged bush pilot makes his way through the brush to help her. Can she trust this stranger any more than the menacing predator on her trail? But there’s something in John Wolf’s dark eyes that wills her to believe in him, something about his gentle nature that allows her to accept his offer of protection . . . He’d let her into his life because he knew she was in trouble. The last thing John Wolf expects is to feel so much so quickly for the vulnerable woman in his care. For sharing his lonely wilderness home with Emma means allowing her to see his sorrow—the son he longs to reconnect with, the loss of the family he once dreamed possible. Sharing his heart with Emma means being willing to risk everything to keep her safe . . . A Military Spouse Book Club Selection PRAISE FOR JANET DAILEY and her novels “Big, bold, and sexy . . . Janet Dailey at her best!” —Kat Martin on Texas True “Plenty of intrigue, subplots, twists, and of course, love. Fans and newcomers alike will revel in this ride.” —Publishers Weekly on Texas Tall “Dailey confirms her place as a top mega-seller.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Cities of Refuge
Author: John Ross Macduff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description