Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "How I came by my name" / Marilyn Nelson
  • A narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa
  • pt. 1. History
  • The African background of Venture Smith / Paul E. Lovejoy
  • Trust and violence in Atlantic history : the economic worlds of Venture Smith / Robert P. Forbes, David D. Richardson, and Chandler B. Saint
  • Venture Smith and the law of slavery / John Wood Sweet
  • "Owned by negro Venture" : land and liberty in the life of Venture Smith / Cameron Blevins
  • pt. 2. Memory
  • Venture Smith, one of a kind / Vincent Carretta
  • Keeping his word : money, love, and privacy in the narrative of Venture Smith / Anna Mae Duane
  • pt. 3. Legacy
  • The genomics perspective on Venture Smith : genetics, ancestry, and the meaning of family / Linda Strausbaugh, Joshua Suhl, Craig O'Connor, and Heather Nelson
  • Venture Smith and philosophical theories of human rights / Anne L. Hiskes
  • Venture Smith's gravestone : its maker and his message / Kevin Tulimieri
  • "The freedom business" / Marilyn Nelson
  • Venture Smith time line.