| Description |
1 online resource (x, 307 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Slavery in the nation's capitol -- The escape attempt -- Men of extraordinary courage -- The chaplain and the slaver -- The Edmondsons -- The trials -- Congress confronts slavery -- Congress, runaways, and the slave trade -- The aftermath. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
In 1848 seventy-six slaves from the nation's capital hid aboard the schooner Pearl in an attempt to sail to freedom in Pennsylvania. When bad weather forced them to anchor, the slaves and the ship's crew were captured and returned to Washington. This work ranges from the preparations for escape to the participants' trial. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pearl (Schooner)
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Pearl (Schooner) |
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Pearl (Schooner) |
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Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
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Fugitive slaves. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Antislavery movements -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Electronic books -- History.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pacheco, Josephine F. Pearl. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2004013917 (OCoLC)55679244 |
| ISBN |
9780807888926 (electronic book) |
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0807888923 (electronic book) |
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9781469604183 (electronic book) |
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1469604183 (electronic book) |
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0807829188 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807829189 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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