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Sons of Providence : the Brown brothers, the slave trade, and the American Revolution / Charles Rappleye.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rappleye, Charles.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836.
Brown, Moses.
Brown, John, 1736-1803.
Brown, John.
Merchants--Rhode Island--Providence--Biography.
Merchants.
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Providence--History.
Slave trade.
Slavery--Rhode Island--Providence--History.
Slavery.
History.
Providence (R.I.)--Biography.
Providence (R.I.).
Rhode Island--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Rhode Island.
Providence (R.I.)--History--18th century.
Brown family.
Rhode Island--Providence.
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2006]
Summary:
From the author of "American Mafioso" comes the story of the Brown brothers, leading slave merchants of Providence, Rhode Island, during the time of the American Revolution.
Contents:
1 James Brown Puts Out to Sea 5
2 Brown Brothers Inc. 29
3 The Sally 53
4 Success 75
5 The Gaspee 102
6 Anna 127
7 Capture and Release 150
Liberty, 1775 169
8 Moses at War 174
9 John at War 195
Liberty, 1782 215
10 Equal Rights 223
11 The Society 250
12 The New Republic 272
13 Moses Goes to Congress 294
14 Prosecutions 301
15 John Goes to Congress 313
16 Legacies 332.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-377) and index.
ISBN:
0743266870
OCLC:
64336288
Publisher Number:
9780743266871

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