A Hudson Valley Reckoning : Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family / Debra Bruno ; with an afterword by Eleanor C. Mire.Debra Bruno and Eleanor C. Mire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruno, Debra (Debra Ann), author.

Contributor:

Mire, Eleanor C., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved persons--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.

Enslaved persons.

Slaveholders--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.

Slaveholders.

Dutch Americans--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.

Dutch Americans.

African Americans--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.

African Americans.

Coxsackie (N.Y.)--History.

Coxsackie (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"A Hudson Valley Reckoning tells the story of northern slavery from the perspectives of two intertwined families. Debra Bruno's Dutch ancestors were enslavers, while Eleanor C. Mire's ancestors descended from those enslaved by Bruno's family. Despite their dark history, the two found a way to honor those whose stories had been lost"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Fifty beaver skins

The lost history

'They are calling to us'

A vile slander

We may be Van Bergens after all

Resistance and running

Casper and Nancy in the twilight

The last enslavers

Roots of poison and bitterness

Confederates in the family

Vanderzee by Vanderzee, filling in the puzzle

What remains

Repair

Afterword: Full circle by Eleanor C. Mire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501777233

1501777238

9781501777226

150177722X

OCLC:

1455762150