Search
The 272 : the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church

text The 272 : the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church

Summary
"In 1838, a group of America's most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their mission, the fledgling Georgetown University. Journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns has broken new ground with her prodigious resear... Read more
Contents

Arrivals -- The Church's captives -- Freedom fever -- A new generation -- The promise -- A college on the rise -- Love and peril -- Saving Georgetown -- The sale -- A family divided -- Exile -- New roots -- Freedom -- The profits.

Format
text
Description
xviii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher
Random House 2023

Available Copies

Library Location Status
East Bay Branch Library 306.3 SWA in Adult Non-fiction Available
Woodmere (Main Branch) 306.3 SWA in Adult Non-fiction Available

All Copies (Show)

Genres (Show)

Subjects (Show)

chat loading...
Back to Top