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Author:

Johnston, James H., 1944-

Title:

From slave ship to Harvard : Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family / James H. Johnston.

Publisher:

Fordham University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

viii, 302 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Mamout, Yarrow,--1736-1823.
Mamout, Yarrow,--1736-1823--Family.
Slaves--Maryland--Biography.
Free African Americans--Maryland--Biography.
African Americans--Maryland--Biography.
Slavery--Maryland--History.
African American families--Maryland--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-275) and index.

Summary:

From Slave Ship to Harvard is the true story of an African American family in Maryland over six generations. The author has reconstructed a unique narrative of black struggle and achievement from paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories. From Slave Ship to Harvard traces the family from the colonial period and the American Revolution through the Civil War to Harvard and finally today.

ISBN:

0823239500
9780823239504

OCLC:

(OCoLC)760975601

LCCN:

2011047006

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)