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Liberty or death : the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution
- Title
- Liberty or death : the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution / by Margaret Whitman Blair.
- Author
- Blair, Margaret Whitman.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 11-530 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps; 27 cm.
- Summary
- Presentation of the little-known story of the American Revolution told from the perspectives of the African-American slaves who fought on the side of the British Royal Army in exchange for a promise of freedom.
- Subjects
- Freedmen > United States > History > 18th century
- African American loyalists > History
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > British forces > Juvenile literature
- Freedmen > United States > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- African Americans > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, African American > Juvenile literature
- African American soldiers > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- Slaves > Emancipation > United States > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- African American loyalists > History > Juvenile literature
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783. 8 > JFF 11-530
- Slavery > United States > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > African Americans > Juvenile literature
- Note
- Map on lining papers.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
- Contents
- Liberty to slaves -- And some joined the Patriots -- War and its aftermath -- Nova Scotia and freedom -- Africa: the promised land.
- Call Number
- JFF 11-530
- ISBN
- 1426305907
- 9781426305917 (lib. bdg.)
- 1426305915 (lib. bdg.)
- 9781426305900
- LCCN
- 2009026853
- OCLC
- 320187235
- Author
- Blair, Margaret Whitman.
- Title
- Liberty or death : the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution / by Margaret Whitman Blair.
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 11-530