Author: Marvin Dale CoffeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
James Bluford Coffey
Author: Marvin Dale CoffeyDaughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: Daughters of the American RevolutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.
The Stockton Family of New Jersey
Author: Thomas Coates StocktonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois
Author: John A. WallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jefferson County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
History of Bond and Montgomery Counties, Illinois
Author: William Henry PerrinPublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342447763
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution
Author: John H. GwathmeyPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780806318431
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Sweet Freedom's Plains
Author: Shirley Ann Wilson MoorePublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806156856
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The westward migration of nearly half a million Americans in the mid-nineteenth century looms large in U.S. history. Classic images of rugged Euro-Americans traversing the plains in their prairie schooners still stir the popular imagination. But this traditional narrative, no matter how alluring, falls short of the actual—and far more complex—reality of the overland trails. Among the diverse peoples who converged on the western frontier were African American pioneers—men, women, and children. Whether enslaved or free, they too were involved in this transformative movement. Sweet Freedom’s Plains is a powerful retelling of the migration story from their perspective. Tracing the journeys of black overlanders who traveled the Mormon, California, Oregon, and other trails, Shirley Ann Wilson Moore describes in vivid detail what they left behind, what they encountered along the way, and what they expected to find in their new, western homes. She argues that African Americans understood advancement and prosperity in ways unique to their situation as an enslaved and racially persecuted people, even as they shared many of the same hopes and dreams held by their white contemporaries. For African Americans, the journey westward marked the beginning of liberation and transformation. At the same time, black emigrants’ aspirations often came into sharp conflict with real-world conditions in the West. Although many scholars have focused on African Americans who settled in the urban West, their early trailblazing voyages into the Oregon Country, Utah Territory, New Mexico Territory, and California deserve greater attention. Having combed censuses, maps, government documents, and white overlanders’ diaries, along with the few accounts written by black overlanders or passed down orally to their living descendants, Moore gives voice to the countless, mostly anonymous black men and women who trekked the plains and mountains. Sweet Freedom’s Plains places African American overlanders where they belong—at the center of the western migration narrative. Their experiences and perspectives enhance our understanding of this formative period in American history.
Early Virginia Immigrants
Author: George Cabell GreerPublisher:
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Flight of Passage
Author: Rinker BuckPublisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1401305776
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Writer Rinker Buck looks back more than 30 years to a summer when he and his brother, at ages 15 and 17 respectively, became the youngest duo to fly across America, from New Jersey to California. Having grown up in an aviation family, the two boys bought an old Piper Cub, restored it themselves, and set out on the grand journey. Buck is a great storyteller, and once you get airborne with the boys you find yourself absorbed in a story of adventure and family drama. And Flight of Passage is also an affecting look back to the summer of 1966, when the times seemed much less cynical and adventures much more enjoyable.