American Uprising
The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
New York : Harper, 2011.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 276 pages : maps ; 24 cm
"Breathtaking. [Rasmussen's] scholarly detective work reveals a fascinating narrative of slavery and resistance, but it also tells us something about history itself--about how fiction can become fact, and how 'history' is sometimes nothing more than erasure." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
"Deeply researched, vividly written, and highly original." --Eric Foner
Historian Daniel Rasmussen reveals the long-forgotten history of America's largest slave uprising, the New Orleans slave revolt of 1811. In an epic, illuminating narrative, Rasmussen offers new insight into American expansionism, the path to Civil War, and the earliest grassroots push to overcome slavery.
"Deeply researched, vividly written, and highly original." --Eric Foner
Historian Daniel Rasmussen reveals the long-forgotten history of America's largest slave uprising, the New Orleans slave revolt of 1811. In an epic, illuminating narrative, Rasmussen offers new insight into American expansionism, the path to Civil War, and the earliest grassroots push to overcome slavery.
Contents:
Carnival in New Orleans -- Paths to slavery -- A revolutionary forge -- Empire's emissary -- Conquering the frontier -- Masks and motives -- The rebels' pact -- Revolt -- A city in chaos -- A second wind -- The battle -- Heads on poles -- Friends of necessity -- Statehood and the young American nation -- The slaves win their freedom -- The cover up.
Subjects:
Slave rebellions -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Region -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Region -- History -- 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations.
Slave rebellions -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Region -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Region -- History -- 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations.
ISBN:
9780061995217 (hc.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Slavery Ras | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-264) and index.