The Resource Rambles of a runaway from southern slavery, Henry Goings ; edited by Calvin Schermerhorn, Michael Plunkett, and Edward Gaynor
Rambles of a runaway from southern slavery, Henry Goings ; edited by Calvin Schermerhorn, Michael Plunkett, and Edward Gaynor
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- Summary
- Rambles of a Runaway from Southern Slavery tells of an extraordinary life in and out of slavery in the United States and Canada. Born Elijah Turner in the Virginia Tidewater, circa 1810, the author eventually procured freedom papers from a man he resembled and took the man's name, Henry Goings. His life story takes us on an epic journey, traveling from his Virginia birthplace through the cotton kingdom of the lower South, and upon his escape from slavery, through Tennessee and Kentucky, then on to the Great Lakes region of the North and to Canada. His Rambles show that slaves were found not only in fields but also on the nation's roads and rivers, perpetually in motion in massive coffles or as solitary runaways. A freedom narrative as well as a slave narrative, this compact yet detailed book illustrates many important developments in antebellum America, such as the large-scale forced migration of enslaved people from long-established slave societies in the eastern United States to new settlements on the cotton frontier, the political-economic processes that framed that migration, and the accompanying human anguish. Goings's life and reflections serve as important primary documents of African American life and of American national expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This edition features an informative and insightful introduction by Calvin Schermerhorn
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 157 pages)
- Contents
-
- My birth and birth place in Virginia. My name, Elijah Turner. Changes from one master to another. In North Carolina. Tennessee. Alabama. Georgia. Mississippi. New Orleans. Emigrating from plantation to plantation. My marriage. Death of my last master
- My change of name and escape from slavery. Through Tennessee. Kentucky. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio to Michigan. Employed at various places, and at Perryburg (Ohio)
- Landed in Canada. Nearly victimized into slavery again. Returns after his wife. Trial at Perryburg. Escape to Canada. Marriage of second wife
- Observations on slavery. The present war. The Church. The Irish orator, Shiells
- Remarks on some of the southern states, and emigration to them
- Appendix
- Editors' appendices. Maps. Interviews with "Henry Gowens" and "Mrs. Henry Gowens". Letter to the editor, by Henry Goins. "Farm for sale" notice showing Henry Goings as sales agent
- Isbn
- 9780813932408
- Label
- Rambles of a runaway from southern slavery
- Title
- Rambles of a runaway from southern slavery
- Statement of responsibility
- Henry Goings ; edited by Calvin Schermerhorn, Michael Plunkett, and Edward Gaynor
- Subject
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- African Americans
- African Americans -- Canada -- Biography
- African Americans -- Social conditions
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Biography
- Canada
- Electronic books
- Freedmen
- Freedmen -- United States -- Biography
- Goings, Henry, B.Ca. 1810
- Goings, Henry, approximately 1810-
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- Slave narratives
- Slave narratives -- United States
- Slaves
- Slaves -- Social conditions
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- United States
- 1800-1899
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Rambles of a Runaway from Southern Slavery tells of an extraordinary life in and out of slavery in the United States and Canada. Born Elijah Turner in the Virginia Tidewater, circa 1810, the author eventually procured freedom papers from a man he resembled and took the man's name, Henry Goings. His life story takes us on an epic journey, traveling from his Virginia birthplace through the cotton kingdom of the lower South, and upon his escape from slavery, through Tennessee and Kentucky, then on to the Great Lakes region of the North and to Canada. His Rambles show that slaves were found not only in fields but also on the nation's roads and rivers, perpetually in motion in massive coffles or as solitary runaways. A freedom narrative as well as a slave narrative, this compact yet detailed book illustrates many important developments in antebellum America, such as the large-scale forced migration of enslaved people from long-established slave societies in the eastern United States to new settlements on the cotton frontier, the political-economic processes that framed that migration, and the accompanying human anguish. Goings's life and reflections serve as important primary documents of African American life and of American national expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This edition features an informative and insightful introduction by Calvin Schermerhorn
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- approximately 1810-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goings, Henry
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1975-
- 1942-
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Schermerhorn, Calvin
- Plunkett, Michael
- Gaynor, Edward
- Series statement
- Carter G. Woodson Institute series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Goings, Henry
- Goings, Henry
- Slaves
- Freedmen
- African Americans
- Slave narratives
- Slaves
- African Americans
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- African Americans
- African Americans
- Freedmen
- Slave narratives
- Slaves
- Slaves
- Canada
- United States
- Label
- Rambles of a runaway from southern slavery, Henry Goings ; edited by Calvin Schermerhorn, Michael Plunkett, and Edward Gaynor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- My birth and birth place in Virginia. My name, Elijah Turner. Changes from one master to another. In North Carolina. Tennessee. Alabama. Georgia. Mississippi. New Orleans. Emigrating from plantation to plantation. My marriage. Death of my last master -- My change of name and escape from slavery. Through Tennessee. Kentucky. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio to Michigan. Employed at various places, and at Perryburg (Ohio) -- Landed in Canada. Nearly victimized into slavery again. Returns after his wife. Trial at Perryburg. Escape to Canada. Marriage of second wife -- Observations on slavery. The present war. The Church. The Irish orator, Shiells -- Remarks on some of the southern states, and emigration to them -- Appendix -- Editors' appendices. Maps. Interviews with "Henry Gowens" and "Mrs. Henry Gowens". Letter to the editor, by Henry Goins. "Farm for sale" notice showing Henry Goings as sales agent
- Control code
- ocn794167474
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 157 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813932408
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613584632
- Other physical details
- maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 358463
- 22573/ctt6tb5xh
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)794167474
- Label
- Rambles of a runaway from southern slavery, Henry Goings ; edited by Calvin Schermerhorn, Michael Plunkett, and Edward Gaynor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- My birth and birth place in Virginia. My name, Elijah Turner. Changes from one master to another. In North Carolina. Tennessee. Alabama. Georgia. Mississippi. New Orleans. Emigrating from plantation to plantation. My marriage. Death of my last master -- My change of name and escape from slavery. Through Tennessee. Kentucky. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio to Michigan. Employed at various places, and at Perryburg (Ohio) -- Landed in Canada. Nearly victimized into slavery again. Returns after his wife. Trial at Perryburg. Escape to Canada. Marriage of second wife -- Observations on slavery. The present war. The Church. The Irish orator, Shiells -- Remarks on some of the southern states, and emigration to them -- Appendix -- Editors' appendices. Maps. Interviews with "Henry Gowens" and "Mrs. Henry Gowens". Letter to the editor, by Henry Goins. "Farm for sale" notice showing Henry Goings as sales agent
- Control code
- ocn794167474
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 157 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813932408
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613584632
- Other physical details
- maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 358463
- 22573/ctt6tb5xh
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)794167474
Subject
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Canada -- Biography
- African Americans -- Social conditions
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Biography
- Canada
- Electronic books
- Freedmen
- Freedmen -- United States -- Biography
- Goings, Henry, B.Ca. 1810
- Goings, Henry, approximately 1810-
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- Slave narratives
- Slave narratives -- United States
- Slaves
- Slaves -- Social conditions
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- United States
- 1800-1899
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