The slaves' gamble, choosing sides in the War of 1812, Gene Allen Smith
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The slaves' gamble, choosing sides in the War of 1812, Gene Allen Smith
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-249) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The slaves' gamble
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Gene Allen Smith
Sub title
choosing sides in the War of 1812
Table Of Contents
Black soldiers in North America: "Never of any use after they have carried arms" -- Fighting in the north 1807-13 and on the seas: "Absolutely insensible to danger" -- The Florida patriot war of 1812: "For freedom we want and will have" -- Terror in the Chesapeake, 1813-14: "Negroes who were anxious to join us" -- Washington, Baltimore, and other targets: "Our enemy at home" -- War along the southern coasts, 1814: "That pride of distinction, which a soldier's pursuits so naturally inspire" -- Different places, same results, 1815 and after: "They were in every sense of the word free men"