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Born at the Battlefield of Gettysburg: An African-American Family Saga
Harriette C. Rinaldi
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Hardcover. The lives of Victor Chambers - born on the battlefield at Gettysburg to a runaway slave - and his mother are chronicled in this book based on letters that Chambers wrote to Rinaldi's great-grandfather, a Civil War veteran, in 1931. The story Rinaldi relates is emblematic of all whose lives were shaped by slavery. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The lives of Victor Chambers-who was born on the battlefield at Gettysburg to a runaway slave and later became an artist in Providence-and his mother are chronicled in this book based on letters that Chambers wrote to Rinaldi's great-grandfather, a Civil War veteran, in 1931. The story Rinaldi relates is emblematic of the fate of countless others whose lives were shaped by the scourge of slavery. Chambers' mother, a daughter of free blacks in Philadelphia, was kidnapped from her parents by slave catchers, who most likely included the notorious Lucretia (Patty) Cannon. After the kidnapping, Chambers' mother was enslaved on ... Read more
The lives of Victor Chambers-who was born on the battlefield at Gettysburg to a runaway slave and later became an artist in Providence-and his mother are chronicled in this book based on letters that Chambers wrote to Rinaldi's great-grandfather, a Civil War veteran, in 1931. The story Rinaldi relates is emblematic of the fate of countless others whose lives were shaped by the scourge of slavery. Chambers' mother, a daughter of free blacks in Philadelphia, was kidnapped from her parents by slave catchers, who most likely included the notorious Lucretia (Patty) Cannon. After the kidnapping, Chambers' mother was enslaved on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Markus Wiener Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9781558763319
SKU
V9781558763319
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About Harriette C. Rinaldi
Harriette C. Rinaldi is a former teacher and intelligence officer.
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