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Ties That Bind : The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom /

"This beautifully written book tells the haunting saga of a quintessentially American family. It is the story of Shoe Boots, a famed Cherokee warrior and successful farmer, and Doll, an African slave he acquired in the late 1790s. Over the next thirty years, Shoe Boots and Doll lived together a...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Miles, Tiya, 1970- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Édition:Second edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Captivity
  • Slavery
  • Motherhood
  • Property
  • Christianity
  • Nationhood
  • Gold rush
  • Removal
  • Capture
  • Freedom
  • Epilogue : citizenship
  • Coda : the Shoeboots family today.