5 records matched your query       

Author:

Bolton, S. Charles author.

Title:

Fugitivism : Escaping Slavery in the Lower Mississippi Valley, 1820-1860 / S. Charles Bolton.

Publisher:

The University of Arkansas Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

x, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Fugitive slaves--Mississippi River Valley Region--History--19th century.
Slavery--Mississippi River Valley Region--History--19th century.
Slaves--Southern States--Social conditions.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery.
Slaves--Social conditions.
Southern States.
1800-1899
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index.

Contents:

The lower Mississippi Valley -- Counties and percentage of enslaved people in 1860 -- Introduction -- The honest growler and absentee slaves -- Like ants into a pantry -- I would rather a Negro do anything else than runaway -- Dem boat am in de water -- The urban runaway -- Stealing slaves to sell or save -- Each one is made a policeman -- Federal fugitives, the kidnapper captain, and gruesome stories -- Post script

Series:

Arkansas history

ISBN:

1682260992
9781682260999

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1076412951

LCCN:

2018054035

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)