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Liberty's chain : slavery, abolition, and the Jay family of New York
- Title
- Liberty's chain : slavery, abolition, and the Jay family of New York / David N. Gellman.
- Author
- Gellman, David Nathaniel
- Publication
- Ithaca, [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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- Description
- xx, 519 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book studies the Jay family's relationship to the institution of slavery, to enslaved people, and to the abolitionist movement in New York and the United States from 1685 to 1912" --
- Subject
- Jay family > History > 18th century
- Jay family > History > 19th century
- Jay family
- 1700-1899
- Slavery > New York (State) > History > 18th century
- Slavery > New York (State) > History > 19th century
- Antislavery movements > New York (State) > History > 18th century
- Antislavery movements > New York (State) > History > 19th century
- Antislavery movements
- Slavery
- New York (State)
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Founding -- Disruptions -- Rising stars -- Negotiations -- Nation-building -- Mastering paradox -- Sharing the flame -- Joining forces -- A conservative on the inside -- Breaking ranks -- The condition of free people of color -- Soul and nation -- Uncompromised -- Parting shots -- Civil wars -- Reconstructed -- Epilogue: Reckoning.
- Call Number
- Sc E 22-1460
- ISBN
- 9781501715846
- 1501715844
- LCCN
- 2021033243
- OCLC
- 1259401252
- Author
- Gellman, David Nathaniel, author.
- Title
- Liberty's chain : slavery, abolition, and the Jay family of New York / David N. Gellman.
- Publisher
- Ithaca, [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- AUTH: DEPAUW UNIVERSITY.
- Chronological Term
- 1700-1899
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-1460