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Combee : Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black freedom during the Civil War

text Combee : Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black freedom during the Civil War

Fields-Black, Edda L.

Summary
"In the spring and summer of 1863, as the outcome of the Civil War, and with it the fate of the nation, hung in the balance, Union forces struggled to capture the offensive. One promising place was along the coastal waters of South Carolina. A yea... Read more
Contents
Part one: "The prison-house of bondage" -- Last captives -- Old heads -- Stolen children -- Prime hands -- Freedom seekers -- Pikins -- John Brown's "men" -- Part two: The proving ground of freedom -- "Gun shoot at Bay Point" -- Broken promises --... Read more
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Description
xxxii, 742 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, : 25 cm
Publisher
Oxford University Press 2024
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 973.7 FIE in New Non-fiction Reshelving

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