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Last seen : the enduring search by formerly enslaved people to find their lost families Cover Image Book

Last seen : the enduring search by formerly enslaved people to find their lost families / Judith Giesberg.

Giesberg, Judith Ann, 1966- (author.).

Summary:

"Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family members stolen away during slavery."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982174323
  • ISBN: 1982174323
  • ISBN: 9781982174330
  • ISBN: 1982174331
  • Physical Description: xxv, 309 pages : facsimiles ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-290) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A note on language -- Introduction -- Patience and Clara Bashop -- The children of Hagar Outlaw -- Both of Tally Miller's children -- I was the boy -- The Andersons of Mineola, Texas -- Looking for Lias -- Emeline and Julia -- Henry Saffold's chain of evidence -- Husbands and wives -- Diana Johnson's hope.

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Subject: Freed persons > United States > Biography.
Freed persons > Family relationships > United States > History.
Enslaved persons > Family relationships > United States > History.
African American families > History > 19th century.
Family reunification > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > History > 1863-1877.
Genre: Informational works.

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