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1 online resource (xvii, 279 pages :) : illustrations |
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OldControl:muse9781613760482. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805. Narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa.
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Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805 -- Influence.
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Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805. |
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Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805.
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Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Slavery. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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18th century |
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Slavery -- Connecticut -- History -- 18th century.
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Connecticut. |
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Africans -- Connecticut -- Biography.
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Africans. |
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Biographies.
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Free African Americans -- Connecticut -- Biography.
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Free African Americans. |
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Enslaved persons -- Connecticut -- Biography.
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Enslaved persons. |
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century.
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Race relations. |
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Connecticut -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century.
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Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Stewart, James Brewer.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Venture Smith and the business of slavery and freedom. Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2010 (DLC) 2010003401 |
| ISBN |
9781613760482 (electronic book) |
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1613760485 (electronic book) |
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9781558497405 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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1558497404 |
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