Free Frank : A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier

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The story of Free Frank is not only a testament to human courage and resourcefulness but affords new insight into the American frontier. Born a slave in the South Carolina piedmont in 1777, Frank died a free man in 1854 in a town he had founded in western Illinois. His accomplishments, creditable fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, Juliet E. K., 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1983.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Frank, Free, > 1777-1854.
African Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Noirs americains > Illinois > Biographies.
Noirs americains > Kentucky > Biographies.
Noirs americains > Illinois > Histoire.
Noirs americains > Kentucky > Histoire.
African Americans > Illinois > Biography.
African Americans > Kentucky > Biography.
African Americans > Illinois > History.
African Americans > Kentucky > History.
Kentucky.
Illinois > New Philadelphia.
Illinois.
Illinois > Biographies.
Kentucky > Biographies.
Illinois > Biography.
Kentucky > Biography.
New Philadelphia (Ill.) > History.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Slave Who Would Be Free; 2. The Formative Years; 3. ""For a Valuable Consideration""; 4. Speculation in Freedom; 5. Black Pathfinders on the Illinois Frontier; 6. Land Acquisitions and New Philadelphia's Origin; 7. The Development of New Philadelphia; 8. The Achievement of a Dream; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographic Note; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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