Bound by bondage : slavery and the creation of a northern gentry

Bound by bondage : slavery and the creation of a northern gentry / Nicole Saffold Maskiell.

"This book traces several elite Anglo-Dutch families back to the founding generations of the Northeastern colonies and follows their growth to the eve of the American Revolutionary War, showing how family power, racial views of mastery, and slaveholding linked a divided Northeast. Examining gov...

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Main Author: Maskiell, Nicole Saffold, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Slavery > Northeastern States > History > 17th century.
Slavery > Northeastern States > History > 18th century.
Slaveholders > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 17th century.
Slaveholders > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 18th century.
Slave trade > Social aspects > Northeastern States > History > 17th century.
Slave trade > Social aspects > Northeastern States > History > 18th century.
Slaves > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 17th century.
Slaves > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 18th century.
Black people > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 17th century.
Black people > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 18th century.
Elite (Social sciences) > Northeastern States > History > 17th century.
Elite (Social sciences) > Northeastern States > History > 18th century.
Northeastern States > Social conditions > 17th century.
Northeastern States > Social conditions > 18th century.
Northeastern States > Race relations > History > 17th century.
Northeastern States > Race relations > History > 18th century.
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Summary:"This book traces several elite Anglo-Dutch families back to the founding generations of the Northeastern colonies and follows their growth to the eve of the American Revolutionary War, showing how family power, racial views of mastery, and slaveholding linked a divided Northeast. Examining government documents, runaway slave ads, and letters in both Dutch and English, Maskiell foregrounds the gaze of such captive peoples and argues for a reevaluation of the legacies and narratives of the Northeastern elites who held them in bondage"--
Item Description:"Published in association with the New Netherland Institute."
Physical Description:xi, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 255-283) and index.
ISBN:9781501764240
1501764241

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