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The kidnapping club : Wall Street, slavery, and resistance on the eve of the Civil War / Jonathan Daniel Wells.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wells, Jonathan Daniel, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free African Americans--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
- Free African Americans.
- New York Kidnapping Club (Gang)--History.
- New York Kidnapping Club (Gang).
- Free African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--History--19th century.
- Kidnapping victims--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
- Kidnapping victims.
- Kidnapping victims--United States--History--19th century.
- Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
- Slavery--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Slave trade.
- History.
- United States.
- Slave trade--United States--History--19th century.
- Ruggles, David, 1810-1849.
- Ruggles, David.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Wall Street, slavery, and resistance on the eve of the Civil War
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bold Type Books, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 The Battle Engaged p. 11
- 2 The Birth of the Kidnapping Club and the Rebirth of Manhattan p. 33
- 3 New York Divided p. 55
- 4 New York, a Port in the Slave Trade p. 77
- 5 Policing and Criminalizing the Black Community p. 97
- 6 Economic Panic p. 117
- 7 No End in Sight p. 143
- 8 New York and the Transatlantic Slave Trade p. 169
- 9 "Blessed Be Cotton!": The Fugitive Slave Law and New York City p. 195
- 10 The Portuguese Company p. 225
- 11 New York and Secession p. 255
- 12 Civil War p. 279.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781645037118
- 1645037118
- Publisher Number:
- 40030178877
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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