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Smith, Gene A., 1963-
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Soldiers, Black -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Participation, Black.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
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Smith, Gene A., 1963-
Soldiers, Black -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Participation, Black.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
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The slaves' gamble : choosing sides in the War of 1812 / Gene Allen Smith.
by
Smith, Gene A., 1963-
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Call #:
973.52 S648s
Subjects
Soldiers
,
Black
--
United
States
--
History
--
19th
century
.
United
States
--
History
--
War of 1812
--
Participation,
Black
.
United
States
--
Race relations
--
History
--
19th
century
.
ISBN:
9780230342088
0230342086
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xiii, 257 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-249) and index.
Contents:
Black
soldiers
in North America: "Never of any use after they have carried arms"
--
Fighting in the north 1807-13 and on the seas: "Absolutely insensible to danger"
--
The Florida patriot war of 1812: "For freedom we want and will have"
--
Terror in the Chesapeake, 1813-14: "Negroes who were anxious to join us"
--
Washington, Baltimore, and other targets: "Our enemy at home"
--
War along the southern coasts, 1814: "That pride of distinction, which a soldier's pursuits so naturally inspire"
--
Different places, same results, 1815 and after: "They were in every sense of the word free men".
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