The Resource The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina, David S. Cecelski
The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina, David S. Cecelski
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The item The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina, David S. Cecelski represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina, David S. Cecelski represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman's Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 304 p.
- Contents
-
- Preface: The Waterman's Song
- Prologue.
- p. 3
- 1.
- As Far as a Colored Man Can There Be Free: A Slave Waterman's Life.
- p. 25
- 2.
- Common as Gar Broth: Slave Fishermen from Tidewater Plantations to the Outer Banks.
- p. 57
- 3.
- Like Sailors at Sea: Slaves and Free Blacks in the Shad, Rockfish, and Herring Fishery.
- p. 83
- 4.
- March Down into the Water: Canal Building and Maritime Slave Labor.
- p. 103
- 5.
- All of Them Abolitionists: Black Watermen and the Maritime Passage to Freedom.
- p. 121
- 6.
- Best and Most Trustworthy Pilots: Slave Watermen in Civil War Beaufort.
- p. 153
- 7.
- Radical and Jacobinical Spirit: Abraham Galloway and the Struggle for Freedom in the Maritime South.
- p. 179
- Afterword: The Last Daughter of Davis Ridge.
- p. 203
- Glossary of North Carolina Watercraft, 1790-1865.
- p. 213
- Notes.
- p. 221
- Acknowledgments.
- p. 287
- Index.
- p. 289
- Isbn
- 9780807849729
- Label
- The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina
- Title
- The waterman's song
- Title remainder
- slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina
- Statement of responsibility
- David S. Cecelski
- Subject
-
- African American ship pilots -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- Inland water transportation -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- African American fishers -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery -- North Carolina -- History
- Slaves -- North Carolina
- North Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman's Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers."--BOOK JACKET
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cecelski, David S
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- African Americans
- Slaves
- Slavery
- African American fishers
- African American ship pilots
- Inland water transportation
- North Carolina
- Label
- The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina, David S. Cecelski
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Preface: The Waterman's Song
- Prologue.
- p. 3
- 1.
- As Far as a Colored Man Can There Be Free: A Slave Waterman's Life.
- p. 25
- 2.
- Common as Gar Broth: Slave Fishermen from Tidewater Plantations to the Outer Banks.
- p. 57
- 3.
- Like Sailors at Sea: Slaves and Free Blacks in the Shad, Rockfish, and Herring Fishery.
- p. 83
- 4.
- March Down into the Water: Canal Building and Maritime Slave Labor.
- p. 103
- 5.
- All of Them Abolitionists: Black Watermen and the Maritime Passage to Freedom.
- p. 121
- 6.
- Best and Most Trustworthy Pilots: Slave Watermen in Civil War Beaufort.
- p. 153
- 7.
- Radical and Jacobinical Spirit: Abraham Galloway and the Struggle for Freedom in the Maritime South.
- p. 179
- Afterword: The Last Daughter of Davis Ridge.
- p. 203
- Glossary of North Carolina Watercraft, 1790-1865.
- p. 213
- Notes.
- p. 221
- Acknowledgments.
- p. 287
- Index.
- p. 289
- Control code
- b90807849723
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 304 p.
- Isbn
- 9780807849729
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., maps, ports.
- Label
- The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina, David S. Cecelski
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Preface: The Waterman's Song
- Prologue.
- p. 3
- 1.
- As Far as a Colored Man Can There Be Free: A Slave Waterman's Life.
- p. 25
- 2.
- Common as Gar Broth: Slave Fishermen from Tidewater Plantations to the Outer Banks.
- p. 57
- 3.
- Like Sailors at Sea: Slaves and Free Blacks in the Shad, Rockfish, and Herring Fishery.
- p. 83
- 4.
- March Down into the Water: Canal Building and Maritime Slave Labor.
- p. 103
- 5.
- All of Them Abolitionists: Black Watermen and the Maritime Passage to Freedom.
- p. 121
- 6.
- Best and Most Trustworthy Pilots: Slave Watermen in Civil War Beaufort.
- p. 153
- 7.
- Radical and Jacobinical Spirit: Abraham Galloway and the Struggle for Freedom in the Maritime South.
- p. 179
- Afterword: The Last Daughter of Davis Ridge.
- p. 203
- Glossary of North Carolina Watercraft, 1790-1865.
- p. 213
- Notes.
- p. 221
- Acknowledgments.
- p. 287
- Index.
- p. 289
- Control code
- b90807849723
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 304 p.
- Isbn
- 9780807849729
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., maps, ports.
Subject
- African American ship pilots -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- Inland water transportation -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- African American fishers -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery -- North Carolina -- History
- Slaves -- North Carolina
- North Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865
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