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- ISBN
- 9780195160888
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195160886
ISBN-13
9780195160888
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43933627
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
In Search of the Promised Land : a Slave Family in the Old South
Subject
United States / 19th Century, General, Historical
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
New Narratives in American History Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Item Length
4.7 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-061666
Reviews
"The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the morevivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much ofscholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confrontlife in a slave society. This book brings individuals back into thepicture."--Dickson D. Bruce, University of Irvine California, "The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the more vivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much of scholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confront life in a slave society. This book brings individuals back intothe picture."--Dickson D. Bruce, University of Irvine California, "In Search of the Promised Land is a unique and exciting addition to the literature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity of slave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completely overturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . Ilove the story itself--what a story!"--James Fuller, University of Indianapolis, "In Search of the Promised Land is a unique and exciting addition to the literature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity of slave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completely overturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . I love the story itself--what a story!"--James Fuller, University of Indianapolis "The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the more vivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much of scholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confront life in a slave society. This book brings individuals back into the picture."--Dickson D. Bruce, University of Irvine California, "In Search of the Promised Land is a unique and exciting addition to the literature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity of slave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completely overturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . I love the story itself--what a story!"--James Fuller, University of Indianapolis"The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the more vivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much of scholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confront life in a slave society. This book brings individuals back into the picture."--Dickson D. Bruce, University of Irvine California"In Search of the Promised Land is a unique and exciting addition to the literature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity of slave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completely overturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . I love the story itself--what a story!"--James Fuller, University of Indianapolis"The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the more vivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much of scholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confront life in a slave society. This book brings individuals back into the picture."--Dickson D. Bruce, University of Irvine California, "In Search of the Promised Land is a unique and exciting addition to the literature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity of slave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completely overturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . I love the story itself--what a story!"--James Fuller, University of Indianapolis"The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the more vivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much of scholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confront life in a slave society. This book brings individuals back into the picture."--Dickson D. Bruce, University of Irvine California, "In Search of the Promised Land is a unique and exciting addition to theliterature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity ofslave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completelyoverturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . I love the storyitself--what a story!"--James Fuller, University of Indianapolis, "In Search of the Promised Landis a unique and exciting addition to the literature on slavery and nineteenth-century history. It shows the complexity of slave life and challenges existing historical interpretations without completely overturning the studies of the last thirty years. . . . I love the story itself--what a story!"--James Fuller,University of Indianapolis "The book's focus on the Thomas-Rapier family provides for one of the more vivid presentations of antebellum race relations I have seen. So much of scholarship on slave life tends to lose sight of individuals who had to confront life in a slave society. This book brings individuals back into the picture."--Dickson D. Bruce,University of Irvine California
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
929/.2/08996073
Table Of Content
IllustrationsForewordAcknowledgmentsThe Descendants of Sally ThomasPrologue1. Sally Thomas: A Life in BondageVirtual FreedomSally's ChildrenSally's Son JamesSally's Grandchildren: The Rapier Boys2. From Slavery to FreedomThe Domestic Slave TradeJames Thomas: The Boyhood YearsBarbershop3. Travels in the North and WestNashville's Black CommunityThe Changing Attitudes of WhitesA Fugitive Slave in the NorthThe California Gold RushThe Epidemic's Shadow4. In Search of CanaanBound for NicaraguaThe Dilemma of John Rapier Sr.The Minnesota TerritoryCanada West and James Thomas Rapier5. The Midwest, Haiti, and JamaicaInto "Bleeding Kansas"Steamboating on the MississippiJohn Rapier Jr. in the Caribbean6. The Mighty Scourge of WarJames Thomas in St. LouisJohn Rapier Jr.'s Continuing OdysseyThe War's EndEpilogueAfterword: Through the Prism of a Black FamilyAbout the SourcesAppendix 1: Petitions of Ephraim Foster and James Thomas to the Davidson County Court, 1851Appendix 2: John Rapier Sr. to Richard Rapier, April 8, 1945Appendix 3: John Rapier Jr. to James Thomas, July 28, 1861Selected Bibliography on SlaveryIndex
Synopsis
Based on family letters and other first-hand evidence, this remarkable piece of detective work follows a remarkable Black family as its members walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record of these journeys provides a vivid picture of antebellum America, stretching from New Orleans to St. Louis, from the Overland Trail to the California Gold Rush, and from Civil War battles to steamboat adventures. John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger weave a compelling narrative that illuminates the larger themes of slavery and freedom., The matriarch of a remarkable African American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. In Search of the Promised Land offers a vivid portrait of the extended Thomas-Rapier family and of slave life before the Civil War. Based on personal letters and an autobiography by one of Thomas' sons, this remarkable piece ofdetective work follows the family as they walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record ofthese journeys provides a vibrant picture of antebellum America, ranging from New Orleans to St. Louis to the Overland Trail. The authors weave a compelling narrative that illuminates the larger themes of slavery and freedom while examining the family's experiences with the California Gold Rush, Civil War battles, and steamboat adventures. The documents show how the Thomas-Rapier kin bore witness to the full gamut of slavery--from brutal punishment, runaways, and the breakup of slave familiesto miscegenation, insurrection panics, and slave patrols. The book also exposes the hidden lives of "virtually free" slaves, who maintained close relationships with whites, maneuvered within the system,and gained a large measure of autonomy., The matriarch of a remarkable African American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. In Search of the Promised Land offers a vivid portrait of the extended Thomas-Rapier family and of slave life before the Civil War. Based on personal letters and an autobiography by one of Thomas' sons, this remarkable piece of detective work follows the family as they walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record of these journeys provides a vibrant picture of antebellum America, ranging from New Orleans to St. Louis to the Overland Trail. The authors weave a compelling narrative that illuminates the larger themes of slavery and freedom while examining the family's experiences with the California Gold Rush, Civil War battles, and steamboat adventures. The documents show how the Thomas-Rapier kin bore witness to the full gamut of slavery--from brutal punishment, runaways, and the breakup of slave families to miscegenation, insurrection panics, and slave patrols. The book also exposes the hidden lives of "virtually free" slaves, who maintained close relationships with whites, maneuvered within the system, and gained a large measure of autonomy.
LC Classification Number
E444.F825 2005
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