He Shall Go Out Free - The Lives of Denmark Vesey

Informationen zum Autor By Douglas R. Egerton Klappentext In this biography of the great rebel leader Denmark Vesey, Douglas R. Egerton employs a variety of historical sources--church records, court documents, travel accounts, and newspapers from America and Saint Domingue--to recreate the lost world of the mysterious Vesey. The revised edition is updated throughout, and includes a new section addressing the recent debate over the conspiracy of 1822. Zusammenfassung In this biography of the great rebel leader Denmark Vesey! Douglas R. Egerton employs a variety of historical sources--church records! court documents! travel accounts! and newspapers from America and Saint Domingue--to recreate the lost world of the mysterious Vesey. The revised edition is updated throughout! and includes a new section addressing the recent debate over the conspiracy of 1822. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Book of Telemaque, 1767-1782Chapter 2: Stranger in a Strange Land, 1783-1793Chapter 3: Nor a Lender Be, 1794-1799Chapter 4: Freedom, 1800-1817Chapter 5: Building the House of the Lord, 1817-1821Chapter 6: Exodus, 1821-1822Chapter 7: Lamentations, May-June 1822Chapter 8: Judges, June-August 1822Chapter 9: The Temple Finished, 1822-1865Appendix 1: The Charleston HangedAppendix 2: Denmark Vesey and the HistoriansEssay on Sources

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Egerton, Douglas R Egerton, Douglas R. Egerton
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2005
• EAN: 9780742542228
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4222-8
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: American Profiles (Rowman & Li; American Profiles; American Profiles (Rowman & Li; American Profiles
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous