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BOOK

Author

Casper, Scott E.

Title Sarah Johnson's Mount Vernon : the forgotten history of an American shrine / Scott E. Casper.

Publication Info.

New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.

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Location	Pub Note	Copy No.	Status
DeKalb PL Adult Non-Fiction - DKLY-12	973.41 CAS		AVAILABLE
North Chicago PL Adult Non-Fiction - NCK	973.4 CAS		AVAILABLE
Streator PL Second Floor - SRBB-3	973.4 CAS		AVAILABLE

Edition	First edition.
Description	286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-266) and index.
Contents	Introduction: Forever old, forever new -- Oliver Smith's memories -- Hannah Parker's kin -- West Ford's triple life -- Andrew Ford's America -- The Johnsons' neighborhood -- Nathan Johnson's enterprise -- Sarah Johnson's papers -- Edmund Parker's performances -- Conclusion: Old Negroes, new memorials.
Subject	African Americans -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate) -- History -- 19th century.
	African Americans -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate) -- Biography.
	African American families -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate) -- History -- 19th century.
	Plantation life -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate) -- History -- 19th century.
	Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) -- History -- 19th century.
	Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) -- Biography.
	Mount Vernon (Va.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
	Mount Vernon (Va.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN	9780809084142 hardcover alkaline paper
	0809084147 hardcover alkaline paper