| Description |
336 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, charts, photographs ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the coast of the strait -- The straits of slavery (1760-1770) -- The war for liberty (1774-1783) -- The wild northwest (1783-1803) -- The winds of change (1802-1807) -- The rise of the renegades (1807-1815) -- Conclusion: the American city (1817 and beyond) -- Coda: a note on historical conversations and concepts. |
| Summary |
A celebrated historian dispels the long-accepted fact that slavery was a largely Southern institution and that the Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad by detailing the lives and struggles of slaves in the frontier outpost of Detroit. |
| Subject(S) |
Slavery -- Michigan.
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Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- 18th century.
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Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Detroit (Mich.) -- Race relations.
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| ISBN |
9781620972311 (hardcover) |
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162097231X (hardcover) |
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