Author: Boston (Mass.). Office of the MayorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
1852-1867
Author: Boston (Mass.). Office of the MayorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Marriage Register of Henry County, Virginia
Author: Ancestry
Author: Genealogical and Local History Books in Print
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891571360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Hairstons
Author: Henry WiencekPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250276152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past. Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the wealthiest family in the Old South and the largest slaveholder in America. With several thousand black and white members, the Hairstons of today share a complex and compelling history: divided in the time of slavery, they have come to embrace their past as one family. For seven years, journalist Henry Wiencek combed the far-reaching branches of the Hairston family tree to piece together a family history that involves the experiences of both plantation owners and their slaves. Crisscrossing the old plantation country of Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi, The Hairstons reconstructs the triumphant rise of the remarkable children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the enslaved as they fought to take their rightful place in mainstream America. It also follows the white descendants through the decline and fall of the Old South, and uncovers the hidden history of slavery's curse—and how that curse followed slaveholders for generations. Expertly weaving stories of horror, tragedy, and heroism, The Hairstons addresses our nation’s attempt to untangle the twisted legacy of the past, and provides a transcendent account of the human power to overcome.
The House of the Burgesses
Author: Michael BurgessPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0893704792
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
A facsimile reprint of the Second Edition (1994) of this genealogical guide to 25,000 descendants of William Burgess of Richmond (later King George) County, Virginia, and his only known son, Edward Burgess of Stafford (later King George) County, Virginia. Complete with illustrations, photos, comprehensive given and surname indexes, and historical introduction.
1786-1788
Author: George WashingtonPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Amherst County Virginia Heritage
Author: Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Author: