The Pearl : a failed slave escape on the Potomac
by
Pacheco, Josephine F.
Title
:
The Pearl : a failed slave escape on the Potomac
Author
:
Pacheco, Josephine F.
ISBN
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9780807888926
9781469604183
Publication Information
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2005.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (x, 307 pages) : illustrations
Abstract
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In 1848 seventy-six slaves from the nation's capital hid aboard the schooner Pearl in an attempt to sail to freedom in Pennsylvania. When bad weather forced them to anchor, the slaves and the ship's crew were captured and returned to Washington. This work ranges from the preparations for escape to the participants' trial.
Corporate Subject
:
Pearl (Schooner)
Subject Term
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Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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| Online Library | E-Book | 374866-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |