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The untold story of Shields Green : the life and death of a Harper's Ferry raider

Title
The untold story of Shields Green : the life and death of a Harper's Ferry raider / Louis A. DeCaro Jr.
Author
DeCaro, Louis A., 1957-
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2020]

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Description
xxi, 221 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"This title examines the life and death of Shields Green"--
Subject
  • Green, Shields
  • 1859
  • African American abolitionists > Biography
  • Free African Americans > Biography
  • Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography
  • African Americans > South Carolina > Charleston > Biography
  • African Americans
  • Free African Americans
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > History > John Brown's Raid, 1859
  • Charleston (S.C.) > Biography
  • South Carolina > Charleston
  • United States
  • West Virginia > Harpers Ferry
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Emperor mysterious : to find the man who lives -- Emperor enlisted -- Emperor among the "Invisibles": Maryland, 1859 -- The Raid and the black witness -- Alias Emperor -- Emperor seen : image and identity -- Epilogue : legacy, relic, legend.
Call Number
Sc E 20-122
ISBN
  • 9781479802753
  • 1479802751
LCCN
2020016525
OCLC
1153067832
Author
DeCaro, Louis A., 1957- author.
Title
The untold story of Shields Green : the life and death of a Harper's Ferry raider / Louis A. DeCaro Jr.
Publisher
New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1859
Research Call Number
Sc E 20-122
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