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The dawn of Detroit : a chronicle of slavery and freedom in the city of the straits

Call Numbers

  • 977.434 M6437 (CEN, OSH)
  • H 977.434 M6437 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : The New Press, [2017]

Physical Description

336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents

  • Introduction: the coast of the strait
  • The straits of slavery (1760-1770)
  • The war for liberty (1774-1783)
  • The wild northwest (1783-1803)
  • The winds of change (1802-1807)
  • The rise of the renegades (1807-1815)
  • Conclusion: the American city (1817 and beyond)
  • A note on historical conversations and concepts.

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