The first emancipator : the forgotten story of Robert Carter, the founding father who freed his slaves
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Published
New York : Random House, c2005.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0375508651 (acidfree paper)
Physical Desc
xviii, 310 pages ; 24 cm.
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 973.3092 C324 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0375508651 (acidfree paper)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-214) and index.
Description
Robert Carter III was born into the highest circles of Virginia's colonial aristocracy, neighbor and kin to the Washingtons and Lees and a friend and peer to Thomas Jefferson and George Mason. But in 1791, Carter severed his ties with this elite at the stroke of a pen. Having gradually grown to feel that what he possessed was not truly his, clashing repeatedly with his neighbors, his friends, government officials, and, most poignantly, his own family, he set free nearly five hundred slaves in the largest single act of liberation in the history of American slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation. How did Carter succeed in what George Washington and Thomas Jefferson claimed they fervently desired but were powerless to effect? And why has his name all but vanished from the annals of American history? In this vivid book, Andrew Levy traces the confluence of circumstance, conviction, war, and passion that led to Carter's extraordinary act.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Carter, Robert, -- 1728-1804.
Gentry -- Virginia -- Biography.
Plantation owners -- Virginia -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Biography.
Slavery -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States -- Case studies.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- Virginia.
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Gentry -- Virginia -- Biography.
Plantation owners -- Virginia -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Biography.
Slavery -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States -- Case studies.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- Virginia.
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Levy, A. (2005). The first emancipator: the forgotten story of Robert Carter, the founding father who freed his slaves . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levy, Andrew, 1962-. 2005. The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levy, Andrew, 1962-. The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves Random House, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Levy, Andrew. The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves Random House, 2005.
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