{"product_id":"pretends-to-be-free-runaway-slave-advertisements-from-colonial-and-revolutionary-new-york-and-new-jersey-paperback-softback-9780823282159","title":"\"Pretends to Be Free\"; Runaway Slave Advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey (Paperback \/ softback) 9780823282159","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e\"Pretends to Be Free\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRunaway Slave Advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGraham Russell Gao Hodges (Edited by), Alan Edward Brown (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823282159\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 January 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages, 16\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.684 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepublication on the twenty-fifth anniversary of\u003ci\u003e \"Pretends to Be Free\"\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes the signal importance of its sterling presentation of northern self-emancipation. Today, even more than a quarter-century ago, these fugitive slave notices are the best verbal snapshots of enslaved Americans before and during the American Revolution. Through these notices, readers can discover how enslaved blacks chose allegiance during our War for Independence.\u003cbr\u003e Replete with a preface by Edward E. Baptist, the leading scholar of slavery and capitalism and director of a massive project aimed at digitalizing every escape notice, and with a new Introduction and teacher's guide by Graham Hodges, this new edition makes this documentary study more relevant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e............................................................ vii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eList of Tables in Appendix 1\u003c\/b\u003e.............................................. ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e ............................................................. xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e ..................................................................... xiii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Note on the Text \u003c\/b\u003e............................................................ xli\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Note on Colonial and Revolutionary Newspapers\u003c\/b\u003e...... xliii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition\u003c\/b\u003e ..... xlvii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTeacher's Guide to \"Pretends to Be Free\"\u003c\/b\u003e........................ liii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eForeword by Edward E. Baptist\u003c\/b\u003e........................................ lix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRunaway Slave Advertisements\u003c\/b\u003e.......................................... 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAppendix 1: Tables\u003c\/b\u003e ......................................................... 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAppendix 2: Hues and Cries\u003c\/b\u003e ........................................... 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlossary\u003c\/b\u003e .......................................................................... 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/b\u003e..................................................... 335\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/b\u003e .................................................................. 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eName\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e..................................................................... 351\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580330799384,"sku":"9780823282159","price":29.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pretends-to-be-free-runaway-slave-advertisements-from-colonial-and-revolutionary-new-york-and-new-jersey-paperback-softback-9780823282159","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}