New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
by Lepore, Jill
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Fine save for light front cover smudging.
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf., 2005. For publication date 29 August 2005; Uncorrected Proof.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Fine save for light front cover smudging.. 1 Advanced Reading Copy. Glued binding. Tan cover stock with black titles. 314 p. B&W Illustrations. Appendices: names of accused & owners. Source Notes. Index stated (14p in book). Advance copy: In 1741, 10 fires were ablaze in New York City over a few weeks. This history is of an alleged slave conspiracy to destroy the city. Tried and convicted before the colony's Supreme Court, 13 black men were burned at the stake, 17 hanged, and more than 100 men and women were sent to the dungeons below City Hall, forced to name names. Rich with period detail, captivating, revealing.
Synopsis
Jill Lepore is Professor of History at Harvard University and the author of The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity , which won both the Bancroft Prize and Phi Beta Kappa's Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, as well as A is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States . She is a contributor to The New Yorker . Lepore lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0004628
- Title
- New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
- Author
- Lepore, Jill
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Fine save for light front cover smudging.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- For publication date 29 August 2005; Uncorrected Proof.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf.
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- American politics|US History|Urban fires 18th century New York|Advance Reading Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History & American Studies;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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