A gentleman of color : the life of James Forten / Julie Winch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winch, Julie, 1953- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forten, James.

African American abolitionists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.

African American abolitionists.

African American businesspeople--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.

African American businesspeople.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Biography.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

James Forten began his career as a soldier before becoming the leading sailmaker in Philadelphia and a leader in the black community's reform activities. He served as vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. This is his biography.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 ""Born in His Majesty's Dominions""; 2 In the Service of His Country; 3 Mr. Bridges's Apprentice; 4 ""A Gentleman of the Pave""; 5 ""Our Happy Family Circle""; 6 Brother Forten; 7 Reflections of ""A Man of Colour""; 8 The African Enterprise; 9 The Limits of Brotherhood; 10 New Friends of Freedom; 11 ""Abolition Property""; 12 Time of Trial; 13 Death of a Patriarch; 14 Legacy; Abbreviations; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-481) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771343-2

0-19-028219-3

0-19-516340-0

1-280-52721-8

0-19-802476-2

1-4294-0121-4

OCLC:

466423857

Publisher Number:

2027/heb06702 hdl