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Who created it? Gerzina, Gretchen.
What's it called? Mr. and Mrs. Prince : how an extraordinary eighteenth-century family moved out of slavery and into legend / Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina ; researched with Anthony Gerzina.
Who published it? New York : Amistad, c2008.
Edition info! 1st ed.
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Location Call No. Status
 DOWNTOWN Nonfiction  COLLECTED BIOGRAPHY Ger  AVAILABLE
What's it like? 256 p. : ill., maps, geneal. table ; 22 cm.
Extra info! Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-245) and index.
What's in it? The attack -- Bijah's life with the Doolittles -- Bijah goes to war -- The Negro network -- Lucy enters -- Lucy grows up -- Courtship and marriage -- Daily life -- Getting to Guilford -- Battles on the home front -- Lucy goes to court -- Bijah's last years -- Betrayed -- The Negro house -- A tale of two couples.
What's it about? A portrait of an African-American poet and her Revolutionary War veteran husband describes their groundbreaking court battle to retain their land in Vermont and Massachusetts when neighbors attempted to run them out of town.
Helpful subjects! Prince, Lucy Terry, d. 1821.
Prince, Abijah, 1705 or 6-1794.
Freedmen -- New England -- History -- 18th century -- Biography.
African Americans -- New England -- History -- 18th century -- Biography.
Special numbers! 9780060510732
0060510730
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