Description |
1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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New perspectives on the Civil War era |
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New Perspectives on the Civil War Era.
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Summary |
"The author-editors of Seen/unseen: hidden lives in a Georgia slave community draw upon the letters and documents left behind by the Cobb-Lamar family to uncover the lost histories of enslaved peoples in the South. Each of the book's three sections begins with an introductory essay that provides context regarding the primary documents and letters included in the section. The first two sections explore the daily lives and relationships of slaves on several of the Cobb-Lamar plantations and their attempts to exert agency over their enslaved conditions. The last section examines closely the life of Aggy, Howell and Mary Ann Cobb's most trusted house servant"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed May 31, 2021) |
Subject |
Mills, Aggy Carter, approximately 1826-approximately 1901.
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Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 -- Correspondence
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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 -- Correspondence
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Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889 -- Correspondence
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SUBJECT |
Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889 -- Correspondence
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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 -- Correspondence
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Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 -- Correspondence
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Mills, Aggy Carter, approximately 1826-approximately 1901
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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 fast |
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Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 fast |
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African Americans -- Georgia -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources
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Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources
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African Americans -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
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Plantation life -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
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African Americans
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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Plantation life
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Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
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Georgia
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Genre/Form |
personal correspondence.
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History
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Personal correspondence
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Sources
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Personal correspondence.
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Correspondance privée.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Lawton, Christopher R., 1972- editor, author.
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Nelson, Laura E., 1993- editor, author.
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Reid, Randy L., 1955- editor, author.
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ISBN |
9780820358963 |
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0820358967 |
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