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In Search Of The Promised Land
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Author : John Hope Franklin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-01
In Search Of The Promised Land written by John Hope Franklin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-01 with History categories.
The matriarch of a remarkable African American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. In Search of the Promised Land offers a vivid portrait of the extended Thomas-Rapier family and of slave life before the Civil War. Based on personal letters and an autobiography by one of Thomas' sons, this remarkable piece of detective work follows the family as they walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record of these journeys provides a vibrant picture of antebellum America, ranging from New Orleans to St. Louis to the Overland Trail. The authors weave a compelling narrative that illuminates the larger themes of slavery and freedom while examining the family's experiences with the California Gold Rush, Civil War battles, and steamboat adventures. The documents show how the Thomas-Rapier kin bore witness to the full gamut of slavery--from brutal punishment, runaways, and the breakup of slave families to miscegenation, insurrection panics, and slave patrols. The book also exposes the hidden lives of "virtually free" slaves, who maintained close relationships with whites, maneuvered within the system, and gained a large measure of autonomy.
In Search Of The Promised Land
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Author : John Hope Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
In Search Of The Promised Land written by John Hope Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with African American families categories.
In an engaging narrative format, 'In Search of the Promised Land' tells the story of the Thomas-Rapier family of Nashville, following Sally Thomas and her sons James, Henry and John to analyze the complex and ambiguous nature of slavery and freedom in the Old South.
In Search Of The Promised Land
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Author : John Hope Franklin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-01
In Search Of The Promised Land written by John Hope Franklin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-01 with History categories.
The matriarch of a remarkable African American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. In Search of the Promised Land offers a vivid portrait of the extended Thomas-Rapier family and of slave life before the Civil War. Based on personal letters and an autobiography by one of Thomas' sons, this remarkable piece of detective work follows the family as they walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record of these journeys provides a vibrant picture of antebellum America, ranging from New Orleans to St. Louis to the Overland Trail. The authors weave a compelling narrative that illuminates the larger themes of slavery and freedom while examining the family's experiences with the California Gold Rush, Civil War battles, and steamboat adventures. The documents show how the Thomas-Rapier kin bore witness to the full gamut of slavery--from brutal punishment, runaways, and the breakup of slave families to miscegenation, insurrection panics, and slave patrols. The book also exposes the hidden lives of "virtually free" slaves, who maintained close relationships with whites, maneuvered within the system, and gained a large measure of autonomy.
In Search Of The Promised Land
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Author : Katell Berthelot
language : en
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date : 2017-11-13
In Search Of The Promised Land written by Katell Berthelot and has been published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-13 with Religion categories.
Katell Berthelot challenges the widespread historiographical consensus that the Hasmoneans embarked on wars of conquest in order to reconquer the Promised Land, the Biblical Land of Israel. She shows that the sources used in support of this consensus – such as 1 Maccabees 15:33–35 – have been over-interpreted. She suggests a different approach to this question. In particular, she argues that in 1 Maccabees, the Hasmoneans deliberately imitate the language ascribed to the Seleucid kings, and that the discourse on the Land found in 1 Maccabees, is congruent with the language of property rights over a given territory in the rhetoric of Hellenistic diplomacy. Berthelot's close examination of accounts by Josephus and other writers, as well as of archaeological and numismatic data, allows her to reconstruct the different factors that led to the Hasmonean wars of conquest. Although Hasmonean leaders were clearly motivated by politico-religious objectives (e.g. getting rid of competing temples in areas under their control), the Deuteronomic commandment to wipe out the inhabitants of the Land and abolish idolatry does not necessarily account for their acts of destruction and the so-called 'forced conversion' of the Idumeans, the Itureans and other groups. Instead, Berthelot's analysis of the sources leads her to reach a different conclusion. Finally, Berthelot investigates the echoes of the Hasmonean wars of conquest in the Dead Sea Scrolls and their memory in rabbinic literature. This allows her to show that, contrary to expectation, there is little evidence that the Hasmonean dynasty was perceived as having reconquered the Promised Land or restored the people of Israel within the borders of the Land of Israel.
In Search Of The Promised Land
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Author : Gary Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
Release Date : 2009
In Search Of The Promised Land written by Gary Murphy and has been published by Mercier Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
Murphy argues against the thesis of Tom Garvin and his work, Preventing the Future. In that book, Garvin argues that old culture, old ideas and the repression of the Church held Ireland's development in check through the 1940s and 1950s. Gary Murphy suggests that the Irish government and civil service leaders were in fact open to change and new ideas and this openness led them to adopt outward-looking policies.
The Search For The Promised Land
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Author : Karl Roebling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Search For The Promised Land written by Karl Roebling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
History has shown us the inevitable rise and fall of one civilization after another. The Egyptians, the Greeks, Romans, Asian cultures, Islamic empires, European monarchies, Communism, Capitalism, Materialism, Theisms -- all have had their day.They seem to be leading to something better. We will either face and conquer evil or perish.This carefully written historical and cultural review is accessible by anyone interested in the modern dilemma. The Search for the Promised Land is documented by historical and scriptural citations.
Searching For The Promised Land
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Author : Gary Franks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Searching For The Promised Land written by Gary Franks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An African American Republican congressman, the first in 55 years, tells about his life, his political convictions, and his phenominal election campaign in which he won in a 90% white district. A political autobiography.
Beyond The Promised Land
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Author : David F. Noble
language : en
Publisher: Between the Lines
Release Date : 2010-12-08
Beyond The Promised Land written by David F. Noble and has been published by Between the Lines this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-08 with History categories.
Iconoclast David F. Noble traces the evolution and eclipse of the biblical mythology of the Promised Land, the foundational story of Western Culture. Part impassioned manifesto, part masterful survey of opposed philosophical and economic schools, Beyond the Promised Land brings into focus the twisted template of the Western imagination and its faith-based market economy. From the first recorded versions of ‘the promise’ saga in ancient Babylon, to the Zapatistas’ rejection of promises never kept, Noble explores the connections between Judeo-Christian belief and corporate globalization. Inspiration for activists and students alike.
The Black Loyalists
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Author : James W. St. G. Walker
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1992-01-01
The Black Loyalists written by James W. St. G. Walker and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with History categories.
The Black Loyalists depicts the unique expressions of the Black Loyalist identity to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone.
The Promised Land
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Author : Decca Aitkenhead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Promised Land written by Decca Aitkenhead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Discotheques categories.
Classic travel quest - the pursuit of happiness - explored by a brilliant writer seeking to rediscover the idyllic moment of her student years, its carefree rhapsodies and perfect pleasures. Decca Aitkenhead was a student at Manchester University in the early 1990s at the birth of Manchester Cool, the club scene, the easy mix of music and sexuality and Ecstasy. Ten years on she wanted to see where that had gone, where clubbing had moved to and whether, years after The Beach had not merely been discovered, written about and filmed, happiness was still to be found. Pursuing a classic traveller's purpose - the search to rediscover a perfect moment of bliss - she set out on a thoroughly contemporary journey that linked downtown Detroit with the townships outside Cape Town, beatnik San Francisco with Thailand's New Moon Rave. Her journey in search of the great transcendent moment - the perfect E - is, in turns, touching and comic, full of unintended encounters with trippers of all kind and spiked with genuine drama.