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Author
Publisher
Clearfield Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
These runaway ads provide a first-hand view of history, as well as valuable demographic information with the age, sex, height, place of origin, clothing, occupation, speech, as well as physical imperfections, etc. They often display attitudes of the owners, and personality traits of the runaway, such as a common affection for alcohol. Some ads give extensive vignettes of individuals with their perceived idiosyncrasies. They provide a bonanza of information...
Author
Publisher
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone I ever heard, and everything I ever read, told me that all the slaves were black, and all the whites subjected to forced labor were indentured servants, or convict laborers, or impressed sailors. Everyone was wrong. Nobody told me about white slavery in colonial America. If I had trusted the experts, the authorities, I would have missed this story altogether"--Page [vi].
"Picking up where he left off in ... Without indentures : index to...
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