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The True George Washington: Farmer and Proprietor: Products
ProductsThe magnitude of the charge of such an estate can be better understood when the condition of a Virginia plantation is realized. Before the Revolution practically everything the…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter V
Chapter V As to my own treatment while I lived on Colonel Lloyd's plantation, it was very similar to that of the other slave children. I was not old enough to work in the field, and there being…Tarnished Heritage
Elias "Red Cap" Ball founded a plantation dynasty that endured for more than two centuries.As a work of genealogy, Slaves is impressive. In his research, Ball pored over more than ten…Jakarta
(Encyclopedia) Jakarta or DjakartaDjakartaboth: jəkärˈtə, jäkärˈtä [key], city and special district (1990 pop. 8,227,746), capital and largest city of Indonesia, NW Java, at the mouth of the…Genovese, Eugene Dominick
(Encyclopedia) Genovese, Eugene Dominick, 1930–2012, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Brooklyn College (B.A., 1953), Columbia (M.A., 1955; Ph.D., 1959). Known for his penetrating studies…2,000 Years of the Necktie: A Tie Singing Dixie
A Tie Singing Dixie by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of France…Selected Essays in Black History: The Goophered Grapevine
My Escape from Slavery Po' Sandy The Goophered Grapevine by Charles W. Chesnutt About ten years ago my wife was in poor health, and our family doctor, in whose skill and honesty I…Letitia Christian Tyler
United States First Lady Letitia Christian Tyler was the first wife of John Tyler, and the first president's wife to die in the White House. The daughter of a wealthy Virginia plantation owner, she…Joseph BELLINGER, Congress, SC (1773-1830)
BELLINGER Joseph , a Representative from South Carolina; born at Bellinger Plantation in Saint Bartholomew Parish, Ashepoo, Colleton County, S.C., in 1773; planter and owner of ``Aeolian Lawn''…Isaac COLES, Congress, VA (1747-1813)
COLES Isaac , a Representative from Virginia; born in Richmond, Va., March 2, 1747; educated at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; served as a colonel of militia during the…Trending
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