The Rest I Will Kill: William Tillman and the Unforgettable Story of How a Free Black Man Refused to Become a Slave
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Independence Day, 1861. The schooner S. J. Waring sets sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limps back into New York's frenzied harbor with the ship's black steward, William Tillman, at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of the most harrowing tales of captivity and survival on the high seas, it has, almost unbelievably, been lost to history. Now reclaiming Tillman as the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1631491296
ISBN13:9781631491290
Release Date:August 2016
Publisher:Liveright Publishing Corporation
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"
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