Search:

Results 1 to 10 of 15 |

Night wherever we go : a novel / by Peyton, Tracey Rose,author.;
A gripping, radically intimate debut novel about a group of enslaved women staging a covert rebellion against their owners. On a struggling Texas plantation, six enslaved women slip from their sleeping quarters and gather in the woods under the cover of night. The Lucys--as they call the plantation owners, after Lucifer himself--have decided to turn around the farm's bleak financial prospects by making the women bear children. They have hired a "stockman" to impregnate them. But the women are determined to protect themselves. Now each of the six faces a choice. Nan, the doctoring woman, has brought a sack of cotton root clippings that can stave off children when chewed daily. If they all take part, the Lucys may give up and send the stockman away. But a pregnancy for any of them will only encourage the Lucys further. And should their plan be discovered, the consequences will be severe. Visceral and arresting, Night Wherever We Go illuminates each woman's individual trials and desires while painting a subversive portrait of collective defiance. Unflinching in her portrayal of America's gravest injustices, while also deeply attentive to the transcendence, love, and solidarity of women whose interior lives have been underexplored, Tracey Rose Peyton creates a story of unforgettable power.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Enslaved women; Slaveholders; Plantations; Birth control;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Keep the days : Reading the Civil War diaries of Southern women / by Stowe, Steven M.,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Reading the diary -- Keeping the diary -- Wartime -- Men -- Slaves -- Herself -- Appendix : a guide to the diaries and diarists.Americans wrote fiercely during the Civil War. War surprised, devastated, and opened up imagination, taking hold of Americans’ words as well as their homes and families. The personal diary—wildly ragged yet rooted in day following day—was one place Americans wrote their war. Diaries, then, have become one of the best-known, most-used sources for exploring the life of the mind in a war-torn place and time. Delving into several familiar wartime diaries kept by women of the southern slave-owning class, Steven Stowe recaptures their motivations to keep the days close even as war tore apart the brutal system of slavery that had benefited them. Whether the diarists recorded thoughts about themselves, their opinions about men, or their observations about slavery, race, and warfare, Stowe shows how these women, by writing the immediate moment, found meaning in a changing world.In studying the inner lives of these unsympathetic characters, Stowe also explores the importance—and the limits—of historical empathy as a condition for knowing the past, demonstrating how these plain, first-draft texts can offer new ways to make sense of the world in which these Confederate women lived. -- provided by publisher.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women, White; Slaveholders;
On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5340140 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
unAPI

Soul by soul : life inside the antebellum slave market / by Johnson, Walter,1967-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-273) and index.
Subjects: Slaves; Slave trade; African Americans; Slaveholders; Slave trade; Slaveholders; Slaves; African Americans;
© c1999., Harvard University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Slaves in the family / by Ball, Edward,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-484) and index.
Subjects: Ball family.; Plantation life; Slaves; Slaveholders; African Americans;
© 1998., Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America / by Smith, Clint,author.;
"The whole city is a memorial to slavery:" Prologue -- "There's a difference between history and nostalgia:" Monticello Plantation -- "An open book, up under the sky:" The Whitney Plantation -- "I can't change what happened here:" Angola Prison -- "I don't know if it's true or not, but I like it:" Blandford Cemetery -- "Our Independence Day:" Galveston Island -- "We were the good guys, right?" New York City -- "One slave is too much:" Gorée Island -- "I lived it:" Epilogue -- About this project."'How the Word is Passed' is Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nations collective history, and ourselves."--Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-320) and index.
Subjects: Slavery; Slaveholders; African Americans; Historic sites; Plantations; Racism; Discrimination; Ethnology; Minorities; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Inventing Ethan Allen / by Duffy, John J.; Muller, H. Nicholas,III,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273) and index.Confused accounts of Ethan Allen's death: later accounts compound the story -- Seeking the main chance: limited education, failed ventures, and the promise of the New Hampshire grants -- Chasing fame and glory: success at Ticonderoga, blundering at St. John, and defeat at Montreal -- Ethan Allen and the historians: discovering a hero -- The many guises of the hero: Ethan Allen in fiction, stone, uniform, and popular imagination -- Making it up: anecdotes, legends, and other dubious tales -- Silence and exclusion: murder, slaveholding, and plagiarism -- The hero keeps his reputation -- Epilogue: the hero lives.Since 1969, Ethan Allen has been the subject of three biographical studies, all of which indulge in sustaining and revitalizing the image of Allen as a physically imposing Vermont yeoman, a defender of the rights of Americans, an eloquent military hero, and a master of many guises, from rough frontiersman to gentleman philosopher. Seeking the authentic Ethan Allen, the authors of this volume ask: How did that Ethan Allen secure his place in popular culture? As they observe, this spectacular persona leaves little room for a more accurate assessment of Allen as a self-interested land speculator, rebellious mob leader, inexperienced militia officer, and truth-challenged man who would steer Vermont into the British Empire. Drawing extensively from the correspondence in Ethan Allen and his Kin and a wide range of historical, political, and cultural sources, Duffy and Muller analyze the factors that led to Ethan Allen's two-hundred-year-old status as the most famous figure in Vermont's past. Placing facts against myths, the authors reveal how Allen acquired and retained his iconic image, how the much-repeated legends composed after his death coincide with his life, why recollections of him are synonymous with the story of Vermont, and why some Vermonters still assign to Allen their own cherished and idealized values.
Subjects: Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789.; Soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Roots [videorecording] / by Blinn, William,producer,screenwriter.; Wolper, David L.,producer.; Margulies, Stan,producer.; Cohen, M. Charles,screenwriter.; Kinoy, Ernest,screenwriter.; Lee, James,1923-2002,screenwriter.; Chomsky, Marvin J.,1929-director.; Erman, John,1935-director.; Greene, David,1921-2003,director.; Moses, Gilbert,director.; Amos, John,1939-actor.; Angelou, Maya,actor.; Asner, Edward,actor.; Bridges, Lloyd,actor.; Brown, Georg Stanford,actor.; Burton, LeVar,actor.; Carey, Macdonald,actor.; Cole, Olivia,1942-actor.; Collins, Gary,1938-2012,actor.; Connors, Chuck,1921-1992,actor.; Crothers, Scat Man,actor.; Cumbuka, Ji-Tu,actor.; Davis, Brad,1949-1991,actor.; Duncan, Sandy,1946-actor.; George, Lynda Day,actor.; Gossett, Louis,Jr.,1936-actor.; Greene, Lorne,actor.; Gunn, Moses,1929-1993,actor.; Hamilton, George,1939-actor.; Hicks, Hilly,1950-actor.; Ives, Burl,1909-1995,actor.; Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence,1953-actor.; Jones, Carolyn,1930-1983,actor.; McClure, Doug,1935-1995,actor.; McShane, Ian,1942-actor.; Moody, Lynne,1950-actor.; Morrow, Vic,1931-1982,actor.; Rasulala, Thalmus,1939-1991,actor.; Reed, Robert,1932-1992,actor.; Rhodes, Hari,actor.; Roundtree, Richard,1942-actor.; St. Jacques, Raymond,1930-actor.; Schuck, John,1940-actor.; Shenar, Paul,actor.; Simpson, O. J.,1947-actor.; Sinclair, Madge,actor.; Todd, Beverly,1946-actor.; Tyson, Cicely,actor.; Uggams, Leslie,actor.; Vereen, Ben,actor.; Waite, Ralph,1928-2014,actor.; Watson, William,1938-1997,actor.; Woods, Ren,actor.; Larner, Stevan,director of photography.; Wilcots, Joseph M.,1939-director of photography.; Heckert, James T.,editor of moving image work.; Kirby, Peter(Peter William),editor of moving image work.; Travis, Neil,editor of moving image work; Fried, Gerald,composer.; Jones, Quincy,1933-composer.; Haley, Alex.Roots.; Wolper Productions.; Warner Bros. Television.;
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono ; standard screen.John Amos, Maya Angelou, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Macdonald Carey, Olivia Cole, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene, Moses Gunn, George Hamilton, Hilly Hicks, Burl Ives, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Vic Morrow, Thalmus Rasulala, Robert Reed, Harry Rhodes, Richard Roundtree, Raymond St. Jacques, John Schuck, Paul Shenar, O.J. Simpson, Madge Sinclair, Beverly Todd, Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Ralph Waite, William Watson, Ren Woods.Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.Not ratedAn adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.Emmy Awards, 1977: Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series ; Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Greene, ep. 1); Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series (Gossett) ; Outstanding Limited Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series (Asner) ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series Cole) ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Kinoy, Blinn; ep.2).
Subjects: Television mini-series.; Historical television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Television adaptations.; Fiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Haley, Alex; Haley family; Jackson family; Kinte family; Moore family; African Americans; Slaves; Slaveholders; African American families; Slavery; African Americans; Haley, Alex;
© c2011., Warner Brothers Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The Union war / by Gallagher, Gary W.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Even one hundred and fifty years later, we are haunted by the Civil War--by its division, its bloodshed, and its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gary Gallagher shows in this revisionist history, it is an anachronistic judgment. In a searing analysis of the Civil War North as revealed in contemporary letters, diaries, and documents, Gallagher demonstrates that what motivated the North to go to war and persist in an increasingly bloody effort was primarily preservation of the Union. Devotion to the Union bonded nineteenth-century Americans in the North and West against a slaveholding aristocracy in the South and a Europe that seemed destined for oligarchy. Northerners believed they were fighting to save the republic, and with it the world's best hope for democracy. Once we understand the centrality of union, we can in turn appreciate the force that made northern victory possible: the citizen-soldier. Gallagher reveals how the massive volunteer army of the North fought to confirm American exceptionalism by salvaging the Union. Contemporary concerns have distorted the reality of nineteenth-century Americans, who embraced emancipation primarily to punish secessionists and remove slavery as a future threat to union-goals that emerged in the process of war. As Gallagher recovers why and how the Civil War was fought, we gain a more honest understanding of why and how it was won--From book jacket.The grand review -- Union -- Emancipation -- The armies -- Affirmation.
Subjects: Political culture;
© 2011., Harvard University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

At the precipice : Americans north and south during the secession crisis / by Bowman, Shearer Davis.;
Bowman explores the different ways in which Americans, North and South, black and white, understood their interests, rights, and honor during the secession period. He examines the lives and thoughts of key figures and provides an especially vivid glimpse into what less famous men and women in both sections thought about themselves and the worlds in which they lived, and how their thoughts informed their actions during this time. Both sides glorified the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, yet they interpreted those sacred documents in markedly different ways and held very different notions of what constituted "American" values.Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-356) and index.Introduction and overview -- Slaveholders and slaves, state's rights and revolution -- Honor and degradation : section, race, and gender -- The second party system and its legacy : the careers of John Bell, John C. Breckinridge, Howell Cobb, Stephen A. Douglas, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren -- Jefferson Davis, Horace L. Kent, and the old south -- Abraham Lincoln, Henry Waller, and the free-labor north -- Keziah Goodwyn Hopkins Brevard and Sojourner Truth : faith, race, and gender -- President Buchanan, the Crittenden Compromise, President Lincoln, and Fort Sumter.
Subjects: Secession;
© c2010., University of North Carolina Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Civil War myths & legends : the true stories behind history's mysteries / by Bradley, Michael R.(Michael Raymond),1940-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.Chapter 1 Words-War-Wilderness; Chapter 2 The Yankee Behind Nathan Bedford Forrest's Saddle; Chapter 3 Ulysses S. Grant: The Perpetual Drunk?; Chapter 4 Stonewall's Lemons; Chapter 5 The Legendary Courage of Alonzo Cushing; Chapter 6 What Were They Thinking?: The Enigma of Black Slaveholders; Chapter 7 The Lost Confederate Gold: Following the Money; Chapter 8 What Became of the "Bull Pups"?; Chapter 9 Battlefield Hospitals and Civil War Medicine; Chapter 10 The Mysterious Sinking of the Hunley; Chapter 11 Bedecked with a Bonnet in Baltimore; Chapter 12 Legends and Myths Shroud the Body of John Wilkes BoothChapter 13 The Strange Civil War Career of Bushrod Johnson; Chapter 14 The Mystery of the Damage Inside the Turret of USS Monitor; Chapter 15 Revenge and Respect: The Legacy of Arlington Cemetery; Chapter 16 The Mythic, Legendary, Elusive, Mysterious Ku Klux Klan."Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked. From the legend of the Yankee "human shield" behind Nathan Bedford Forrest's saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Civil WarMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart."--Amazon.com
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 1 to 10 of 15 |