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Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts, by Elise Lemire
- Item Number
- 138
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Sold
- 23 USD to mbb1125
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
Brings to life the former slaves of Walden Woods and the men and women who held them in bondage during the eighteenth century. After charting the rise of Concord slaveholder John Cuming, this book follows the struggles of Cuming's slave Brister as he attempts to build a life for himself after thirty-five years of enslavement. Black cloth with black and illustrated dust jacket. Maps on flyleaves. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Hardcover, 232 pp. Dust jacket has slight wear, otherwise quite nice and clean.
Item Special Note
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