The Resource Epic journeys of freedom : runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty, Cassandra Pybus
Epic journeys of freedom : runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty, Cassandra Pybus
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The item Epic journeys of freedom : runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty, Cassandra Pybus represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled their masters to find freedom with the British. Having emancipated themselves--and with the rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free men ringing in their ears--these men and women struggled tenaciously to make liberty a reality in their own lives
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 281 pages
- Contents
-
- Liberty or Death
- Crossing over to Freedom's Shore
- Marching to Catastrophe
- Fleeing the Founding Fathers
- Starving in the Streets of London
- Bound for Australia's Fatal Shore
- Relief for London's Black Poor
- Recalcitrant Convicts in New South Wales
- The Province of Freedom in Sierra Leone
- At the End of the World in New South Wales
- Promises Unfulfilled in Sierra Leone
- In Bondage to This Tyrannous Crew
- Isbn
- 9780807055144
- Label
- Epic journeys of freedom : runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty
- Title
- Epic journeys of freedom
- Title remainder
- runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty
- Statement of responsibility
- Cassandra Pybus
- Subject
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- Fugitive slaves -- England | London -- History -- 18th century
- Fugitive slaves -- Sierra Leone -- History -- 18th century
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- History
- Fugitive slaves -- Australia | New South Wales -- History -- 18th century
- New South Wales -- History -- 18th century
- Sierra Leone -- History -- To 1896
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans
- London (England) -- History -- 18th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled their masters to find freedom with the British. Having emancipated themselves--and with the rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free men ringing in their ears--these men and women struggled tenaciously to make liberty a reality in their own lives
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pybus, Cassandra
- Dewey number
- 323.3/225/09033
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E450
- LC item number
- .P99 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- United States
- New South Wales
- Sierra Leone
- London (England)
- Label
- Epic journeys of freedom : runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty, Cassandra Pybus
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Liberty or Death -- Crossing over to Freedom's Shore -- Marching to Catastrophe -- Fleeing the Founding Fathers -- Starving in the Streets of London -- Bound for Australia's Fatal Shore -- Relief for London's Black Poor -- Recalcitrant Convicts in New South Wales -- The Province of Freedom in Sierra Leone -- At the End of the World in New South Wales -- Promises Unfulfilled in Sierra Leone -- In Bondage to This Tyrannous Crew
- Control code
- 60419467
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 281 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807055144
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2005013093
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- Label
- Epic journeys of freedom : runaway slaves of the American Revolution and their global quest for liberty, Cassandra Pybus
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Liberty or Death -- Crossing over to Freedom's Shore -- Marching to Catastrophe -- Fleeing the Founding Fathers -- Starving in the Streets of London -- Bound for Australia's Fatal Shore -- Relief for London's Black Poor -- Recalcitrant Convicts in New South Wales -- The Province of Freedom in Sierra Leone -- At the End of the World in New South Wales -- Promises Unfulfilled in Sierra Leone -- In Bondage to This Tyrannous Crew
- Control code
- 60419467
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 281 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807055144
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2005013093
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
Subject
- Fugitive slaves -- England | London -- History -- 18th century
- Fugitive slaves -- Sierra Leone -- History -- 18th century
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- History
- Fugitive slaves -- Australia | New South Wales -- History -- 18th century
- New South Wales -- History -- 18th century
- Sierra Leone -- History -- To 1896
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans
- London (England) -- History -- 18th century
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