The Resource Solomon Northup's kindred : the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War, David Fiske
Solomon Northup's kindred : the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War, David Fiske
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The item Solomon Northup's kindred : the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War, David Fiske represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- "Kidnapping was a lucrative crime in antebellum America, and many American citizens--especially free blacks--were abducted for profit. This book reveals the untold stories of the captured. The story of Solomon Northup, subject of the Academy Award-winning best picture 12 Years a Slave, is representative of the deplorable treatment many African Americans experienced in the period leading up to the Civil War. This book examines antebellum kidnapping, delving into why and how it occurred, and illustrating the active role the U.S. government played in allowing it to continue. It presents case studies of dozens of victims' experiences that illustrate a grim and little-remembered chapter in American history. David Fiske's Solomon Northup's Kindred reveals the abhorrent conditions and greed that resulted in the kidnapping of American citizens. Factors like early fugitive slave laws, the invention of the cotton gin, the 1808 ban on importing slaves into the United States, and the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision made these crimes highly profitable. Fiske sheds much-needed light on the practice of kidnapping, explaining how it was carried out, identifying conditions that allowed kidnappers to operate, and describing methods for combating the crime. He offers dozens of case studies along with documentation from across historical newspaper reports, anti-slavery literature, local history books, and academic publications to provide an accurate account of kidnapping crimes of the time." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 170 pages
- Contents
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- Factors that led to and enhanced the business of kidnapping
- The kidnappers and their methods
- Interaction of kidnappers and slave traders
- Ways kidnapping was fought
- How victims were kept enslaved
- Honest men, north and south
- Lessons for today
- Victims' case studies
- Isbn
- 9781440836640
- Label
- Solomon Northup's kindred : the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War
- Title
- Solomon Northup's kindred
- Title remainder
- the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- David Fiske
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Kidnapping was a lucrative crime in antebellum America, and many American citizens--especially free blacks--were abducted for profit. This book reveals the untold stories of the captured. The story of Solomon Northup, subject of the Academy Award-winning best picture 12 Years a Slave, is representative of the deplorable treatment many African Americans experienced in the period leading up to the Civil War. This book examines antebellum kidnapping, delving into why and how it occurred, and illustrating the active role the U.S. government played in allowing it to continue. It presents case studies of dozens of victims' experiences that illustrate a grim and little-remembered chapter in American history. David Fiske's Solomon Northup's Kindred reveals the abhorrent conditions and greed that resulted in the kidnapping of American citizens. Factors like early fugitive slave laws, the invention of the cotton gin, the 1808 ban on importing slaves into the United States, and the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision made these crimes highly profitable. Fiske sheds much-needed light on the practice of kidnapping, explaining how it was carried out, identifying conditions that allowed kidnappers to operate, and describing methods for combating the crime. He offers dozens of case studies along with documentation from across historical newspaper reports, anti-slavery literature, local history books, and academic publications to provide an accurate account of kidnapping crimes of the time." -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fiske, David
- Dewey number
- 973/.0496073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.18
- LC item number
- .F54 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Free African Americans
- Kidnapping
- Free African Americans
- African Americans
- Slavery
- Label
- Solomon Northup's kindred : the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War, David Fiske
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Factors that led to and enhanced the business of kidnapping -- The kidnappers and their methods -- Interaction of kidnappers and slave traders -- Ways kidnapping was fought -- How victims were kept enslaved -- Honest men, north and south -- Lessons for today -- Victims' case studies
- Control code
- ocn900016589
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- ix, 170 pages
- Isbn
- 9781440836640
- Lccn
- 2015037767
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025727879
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o900016589
- (OCoLC)900016589
- Label
- Solomon Northup's kindred : the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War, David Fiske
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Factors that led to and enhanced the business of kidnapping -- The kidnappers and their methods -- Interaction of kidnappers and slave traders -- Ways kidnapping was fought -- How victims were kept enslaved -- Honest men, north and south -- Lessons for today -- Victims' case studies
- Control code
- ocn900016589
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- ix, 170 pages
- Isbn
- 9781440836640
- Lccn
- 2015037767
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025727879
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o900016589
- (OCoLC)900016589
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