South to Freedom - Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

Informationen zum Autor Alice L. Baumgartner  is assistant professor of history at the University of Southern California. She received an MPhil in history from Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar, and a PhD in history from Yale University. She lives in Los Angeles, California.  Klappentext Originally published in hardcover in 2020 by Basic Books. Vorwort A "gripping and poignant" account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial role of slaves who escaped to Mexico ( Wall Street Journal ). Zusammenfassung A "gripping and poignant" account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial role of slaves who escaped to Mexico (Wall Street Journal).

Product details

• Authors: Alice L Baumgartner, Alice L. Baumgartner
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2022
• EAN: 9781541617766
• ISBN: 978-1-5416-1776-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Mexico, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, Relating to African American people, History of the Americas, HISTORY / African American & Black