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Sarah Johnson's Mount Vernon : the forgotten history of an American shrine / Scott E. Casper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casper, Scott E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate)--History--19th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate)--Biography.
- African American families--Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate)--History--19th century.
- African American families.
- Plantation life.
- History.
- Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--History--19th century.
- Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate).
- Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--Biography.
- Plantation life--Virginia--Mount Vernon--History--19th century.
- Mount Vernon (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Mount Vernon (Va.).
- Mount Vernon (Va.)--Race relations--History--19th century.
- Virginia--Mount Vernon.
- Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Forever old, forever new
- Oliver Smith's memories
- Hannah Parker's kin
- West Ford's triple life
- Andrew Ford's America
- The Johnsons' neighborhood
- Nathan Johnson's enterprise
- Sarah Johnson's papers
- Edmund Parker's performances
- Conclusion: Old Negroes, new memorials.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-266) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780809084142
- 0809084147
- OCLC:
- 86090295
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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