Born a slave, died a pioneer : Nathan Harrison and the historical archaeology of legend /

"Few people in the history of the United States embody ideals of the American Dream more than Nathan Harrison. His is a story with prominent themes of overcoming staggering obstacles, forging something-from-nothing, and evincing gritty perseverance. In a lifetime of hard-won progress, Harrison...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mallios, Seth, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Temas:
Harrison, Nathaniel, > -1920.
Harrison, Nathaniel, > -1920
African Americans > California > Palomar, Mount, Region > Antiquities.
Enslaved persons > Kentucky > Biography.
African American pioneers > California > Palomar, Mount, Region > Biography.
Pioneers > California > Palomar, Mount, Region > Biography.
African American pioneers
African Americans > Antiquities
Antiquities
Pioneers
Enslaved persons
Nathan Harrison Cabin Site (Calif.)
Palomar, Mount, Region (Calif.) > Antiquities.
San Diego County (Calif.) > Antiquities.
California > Nathan Harrison Cabin Site
California > San Diego County
Kentucky
Black history.
Civil War.
Reconstruction.
Westward expansion.
african american history.
american biography.
american dream.
american history.
biography.
forging something from nothing.
gold rush.
historical biography.
historical.
history of slavery.
overcoming staggering obstacles.
wild west.
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Few people in the history of the United States embody ideals of the American Dream more than Nathan Harrison. His is a story with prominent themes of overcoming staggering obstacles, forging something-from-nothing, and evincing gritty perseverance. In a lifetime of hard-won progress, Harrison survived the horrors of slavery in the Antebellum South, endured the mania of the California Gold Rush, and prospered in the rugged chaos of the Wild West. This book uses spectacular recent discoveries from the Nathan Harrison cabin site to offer new insights and perspectives into this most American biography"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789203486
1789203481

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