Author: Huntington Family Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
The Huntington Family in America
Author: Huntington Family Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
A Madman's Will: John Randolph, Four Hundred Slaves, and the Mirage of Freedom
Author: Gregory May
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 132409222X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The untold saga of John Randolph’s 383 slaves, freed in his much-contested will of 1821, finally comes to light. Few legal cases in American history are as riveting as the controversy surrounding the will of Virginia Senator John Randolph (1773–1833), which—almost inexplicably—freed all 383 of his slaves in one of the largest and most publicized manumissions in American history. So famous is the case that Ta-Nehisi Coates has used it to condemn Randolph’s cousin, Thomas Jefferson, for failing to free his own slaves. With this groundbreaking investigation, historian Gregory May now reveals a more surprising story, showing how madness and scandal shaped John Randolph’s wildly shifting attitudes toward his slaves—and how endemic prejudice in the North ultimately deprived the freedmen of the land Randolph had promised them. Sweeping from the legal spectacle of the contested will through the freedmen’s dramatic flight and horrific reception in Ohio, A Madman’s Will is an extraordinary saga about the alluring promise of freedom and its tragic limitations.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 132409222X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The untold saga of John Randolph’s 383 slaves, freed in his much-contested will of 1821, finally comes to light. Few legal cases in American history are as riveting as the controversy surrounding the will of Virginia Senator John Randolph (1773–1833), which—almost inexplicably—freed all 383 of his slaves in one of the largest and most publicized manumissions in American history. So famous is the case that Ta-Nehisi Coates has used it to condemn Randolph’s cousin, Thomas Jefferson, for failing to free his own slaves. With this groundbreaking investigation, historian Gregory May now reveals a more surprising story, showing how madness and scandal shaped John Randolph’s wildly shifting attitudes toward his slaves—and how endemic prejudice in the North ultimately deprived the freedmen of the land Randolph had promised them. Sweeping from the legal spectacle of the contested will through the freedmen’s dramatic flight and horrific reception in Ohio, A Madman’s Will is an extraordinary saga about the alluring promise of freedom and its tragic limitations.
Theodore Roosevelt: Letters and Speeches (LOA #154)
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: Library of America Theodore Ro
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
This unprecedented volume brings together 367 letters written by Theodore Roosevelt between 1881 and 1919. Also included are four speeches, best known by the phrases they introduced into the language: "The Strenuous Life" (1899); "The Big Stick" (1901); "The Man in the Arena" (1910); and "The New Nationalism" (1910).
Publisher: Library of America Theodore Ro
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
This unprecedented volume brings together 367 letters written by Theodore Roosevelt between 1881 and 1919. Also included are four speeches, best known by the phrases they introduced into the language: "The Strenuous Life" (1899); "The Big Stick" (1901); "The Man in the Arena" (1910); and "The New Nationalism" (1910).
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News
Author: I. A. Mekeel
Publisher:
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Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from ... to ...
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2868
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2868
Book Description
Report of the Administrative Division 1917-1919
Author: United States. Fuel Administration. Administrative Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal trade
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal trade
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The City Record
Author: New York (N.Y.)
Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Includes Official canvas of votes (varies slightly) 1878-1943.
Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Includes Official canvas of votes (varies slightly) 1878-1943.
The Waterman Family
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
The British Invasion of Delaware, Aug-Sep 1777
Author: Gerald J. Kauffman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304287165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
During the American War for Independence in Augustand September, 1777, the British invaded Delaware aspart of an end-run campaign to defeat GeorgeWashington and the Americans and capture the capitalat Philadelphia. For a few short weeks the hills andstreams in and around Newark and Iron Hill and at Cooch's Bridge along the Christina River were the focus of worldhistory as the British marched through the Diamond State between the Chesapeake Bay and Brandywine Creek.This is the story of the British invasion of Delaware,one of the lesser known but critical watershedmoments in American history.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304287165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
During the American War for Independence in Augustand September, 1777, the British invaded Delaware aspart of an end-run campaign to defeat GeorgeWashington and the Americans and capture the capitalat Philadelphia. For a few short weeks the hills andstreams in and around Newark and Iron Hill and at Cooch's Bridge along the Christina River were the focus of worldhistory as the British marched through the Diamond State between the Chesapeake Bay and Brandywine Creek.This is the story of the British invasion of Delaware,one of the lesser known but critical watershedmoments in American history.
A Treatise on the Law of Trusts and Trustees
Author: Jairus Ware Perry
Publisher: Beard Books
ISBN: 9781587980404
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Publisher: Beard Books
ISBN: 9781587980404
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description