White Slaves, African Masters: An Anthology of American Barbary Captivity Narratives
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Some of the most popular stories in nineteenth-century America were sensational tales of whites captured and enslaved in North Africa. White Slaves, African Masters for the first time gathers together a selection of these Barbary captivity narratives, which significantly influenced early American attitudes toward race, slavery, and nationalism. Though Barbary privateers began to seize North American colonists as early as 1625, Barbary...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226034046
ISBN13:9780226034041
Release Date:May 1999
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:324 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Related Subjects
19th Century Abolition American Literature Anthologies & Literary Collections Biographies Fiction General Historical History Literary Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Politics & Social Sciences Slavery & Emancipation Social Sciences Specific Demographics WorldCustomer Reviews
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