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New York Burning : Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
New York Burning Liberty Slavery and Conspiracy in EighteenthCentury Manhattan
Author: Jill Lepore
A gripping tale and groundbreaking investigation of a mysterious, and largely forgotten, eighteenth-century slave plot to destroy New York City. — Over a few weeks in 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. Tried and convicted before the colony’s Supreme Court, thir...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400040292
ISBN-10: 1400040299
Publication Date: 8/23/2005
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
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