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University of Vermont Press
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An impressive work of historical recovery, Discovering Black Vermont tells the story of three generations of free blacks trying to build a life and community in northern Vermont in the years following statehood. By piecing together fragments of the history of free blacks in Vermont--tax and estate records, journals, diaries, and the like--the author recovers what is essentially a lost world, establishing a framework for using primary sources to document a forgotten past. The book is an invaluable resource for those conducting local history research and will serve as inspiration for high school and college students and their teachers.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. pp. c-ii
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  1. Title Page
  2. pp. iii-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Illustrations
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xvi
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-15
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  1. 1 | Founding Mothers and Fathers of the Hill, 1790s–1800s
  2. pp. 16-34
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  1. 2 | Peaks and Valleys on the Hill Farms, 1810s–1820s
  2. pp. 35-58
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  1. 3 | Life and Death on the Hill, 1830s–1840s
  2. pp. 59-87
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  1. 4 | Prelude to War, 1850–1860
  2. pp. 88-114
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  1. 5 | The Civil War Years, 1861–1865
  2. pp. 115-137
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  1. 6 | The Post–Civil War Years
  2. pp. 138-153
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  1. Some Conclusions: Vulnerable Spaces
  2. pp. 154-158
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. 159-160
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 161-196
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 197-210
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 211-216
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Additional Information

ISBN
9781584659082
Related ISBN
9781584657606
MARC Record
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OCLC
656359242
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2012-07-10
Language
English
Open Access
No
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