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The colored aristocracy of St. Louis / by Cyprian Clamorgan ; edited with an introduction by Julie Winch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clamorgan, Cyprian, 1830-1902.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clamorgan, Cyprian, 1830-1902.
- Clamorgan, Cyprian.
- Free African Americans--Missouri--Saint Louis--Social conditions--19th century.
- Free African Americans.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--19th century.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Saint Louis (Mo.)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Saint Louis (Mo.).
- Saint Louis (Mo.)--Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1858, Cyprian Clamorgan wrote a brief but immensely readable book entitled The Colored Aristocracy of St.Louis.The grandson of a white voyageur and a mulatto woman, he was himself a member of the "colored aristocracy." In a setting where the vast majority of African Americans were slaves, and where those who were free generally lived in.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The Clamorgans of St. Louis
- The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis
- Annotations
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8262-6359-3
- OCLC:
- 56601363
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