Making freedom : the extraordinary life of Venture Smith /

Making freedom : the extraordinary life of Venture Smith /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Saint, Chandler B.
Imprint:	Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2009.
Description:	xiii, 186 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Smith, Venture, -- 1729?-1805. Smith, Venture, -- 1729?-1805. Slaves -- Connecticut -- Biography. Free African Americans -- Connecticut -- Biography. African Americans -- Connecticut -- Biography. Slavery -- Connecticut -- History -- 18th century. African Americans. Free African Americans. Race relations. Slavery. Slaves. Connecticut -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century. Haddam (Conn.) -- Biography. Connecticut. Connecticut -- Haddam. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7640888

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Other authors / contributors:	Krimsky, George A.
ISBN:	9780819568540 (cloth : alk. paper) 0819568546 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes facsimile of the 1798 narrative. Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
The Early Years
The Crucible Years
The Transitional Years
The Final Years
Conclusion
Epilogue
Facsimile of Venture Smith's 1798 Narrative
Appendix
Time Line
Illustrations
Endnotes
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Credits
Index