Last Seen - The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost

"Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family members stolen away during slavery."--

About the author

Judith Giesberg is professor of history and Robert M. Birmingham chair in the humanities at Villanova University. She is the founder and director of the Last Seen archive, and the author of several books on Civil War history, including Army at Home, Emilie Davis's Civil War, and Last Seen.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Giesberg, Judith Giesberg
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9781982174323
• ISBN: 978-1-982174-32-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people