Author: Washington and Jefferson College (Washington, Washington County, Pa.)
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Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College
Author: Washington and Jefferson College (Washington, Washington County, Pa.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Publisher:
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Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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The Price for Their Pound of Flesh
Author: Daina Ramey Berry
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807047635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This “must-read for anyone interested in understanding American history” reframes how we think about slavery, reparations, 19th-century medical education—and the value of life and death (Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton). “A brilliant resurrection of the forgotten people who gave their lives to build our country.” —Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents In life and in death, slaves were commodities, their monetary value assigned based on their age, gender, health, and the demands of the market. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives—including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death—in the early American domestic slave trade. Covering the full “life cycle,” historian Daina Ramey Berry shows the lengths to which enslavers would go to maximize profits and protect their investments. Illuminating “ghost values” or the prices placed on dead enslaved people, Berry explores the little-known domestic cadaver trade and traces the illicit sales of dead bodies to medical schools. This book is the culmination of more than 10 years of Berry’s exhaustive research on enslaved values, drawing on data unearthed from sources such as slave-trading records, insurance policies, cemetery records, and life insurance policies. Writing with sensitivity and depth, she resurrects the voices of the enslaved and provides a rare window into enslaved peoples’ experiences and thoughts, revealing how enslaved people recalled and responded to being appraised, bartered, and sold throughout the course of their lives. A profoundly humane look at an inhumane institution, The Price for Their Pound of Flesh will have a major impact how we think about slavery, reparations, capitalism, 19th-century medical education, and the value of life and death.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807047635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This “must-read for anyone interested in understanding American history” reframes how we think about slavery, reparations, 19th-century medical education—and the value of life and death (Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton). “A brilliant resurrection of the forgotten people who gave their lives to build our country.” —Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents In life and in death, slaves were commodities, their monetary value assigned based on their age, gender, health, and the demands of the market. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives—including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death—in the early American domestic slave trade. Covering the full “life cycle,” historian Daina Ramey Berry shows the lengths to which enslavers would go to maximize profits and protect their investments. Illuminating “ghost values” or the prices placed on dead enslaved people, Berry explores the little-known domestic cadaver trade and traces the illicit sales of dead bodies to medical schools. This book is the culmination of more than 10 years of Berry’s exhaustive research on enslaved values, drawing on data unearthed from sources such as slave-trading records, insurance policies, cemetery records, and life insurance policies. Writing with sensitivity and depth, she resurrects the voices of the enslaved and provides a rare window into enslaved peoples’ experiences and thoughts, revealing how enslaved people recalled and responded to being appraised, bartered, and sold throughout the course of their lives. A profoundly humane look at an inhumane institution, The Price for Their Pound of Flesh will have a major impact how we think about slavery, reparations, capitalism, 19th-century medical education, and the value of life and death.
Colonels in Blue
Author: Roger D. Hunt
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811702539
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
" ... profiles ... contain an overview of each colonel's military career, including his previous ranks and commands; his occupation and education; his dates of birth and death; his place of burial; and a list of sources for further reading. Where possible, a photograph accompanies each profile. The author has also provided a list of every infantry, militia, cavalry, and artillery regiment in each state, complete with a succession of its commanding officers."--Dust jacket flap.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811702539
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
" ... profiles ... contain an overview of each colonel's military career, including his previous ranks and commands; his occupation and education; his dates of birth and death; his place of burial; and a list of sources for further reading. Where possible, a photograph accompanies each profile. The author has also provided a list of every infantry, militia, cavalry, and artillery regiment in each state, complete with a succession of its commanding officers."--Dust jacket flap.
American Education, 1622-1860
Author:
Publisher: Scholarly Title
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher: Scholarly Title
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1880
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1880
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1880
Book Description
Biographical Directory of the American Congress. 1774-1927
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1762
Book Description
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2072
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2072
Book Description
A Biographical Congressional Directory with an Outline History of the National Congress, 1774-1911
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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