An American quilt, unfolding a story of family and slavery, Rachel May
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An American quilt, unfolding a story of family and slavery, Rachel May
Language
eng
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Literary text for sound recordings
history
Main title
An American quilt
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Oclc number
1031445985
Responsibility statement
Rachel May
Sub title
unfolding a story of family and slavery
Summary
When we think of slavery, we don't usually think of the North, of the grueling labor of urban and domestic slaves. Rachel May's rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era--all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt
Target audience
adult
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