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- 2010017855 abstract "The author, a historian reveals the long forgotten history of America's largest slave uprising, the New Orleans slave revolt of 1811 that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history. In this narrative, he offers new insight into American expansionism, the path to Civil War, and the earliest grassroots push to overcome slavery. Five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States. The work is the story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. No North American slave uprising, not Gabriel Prosser's, not Denmark Vesey's, not Nat Turner's, has rivaled the scale of this rebellion either in terms of the number of the slaves involved or the number who were killed. More than one hundred slaves were slaughtered by federal troops and French planters, who then sought to write the event out of history and prevent the spread of the slaves' revolutionary philosophy. With the Haitian revolution a recent memory and the War of 1812 looming on the horizon, the revolt had epic consequences for America. Through original research, the author offers a window into the young, expansionist country, illuminating the early history of New Orleans and providing new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.".
- 2010017855 contributor B11758105.
- 2010017855 coverage "New Orleans (La.) History 19th century.".
- 2010017855 coverage "New Orleans (La.) Race relations.".
- 2010017855 created "c2011.".
- 2010017855 date "2011".
- 2010017855 date "c2011.".
- 2010017855 dateCopyrighted "c2011.".
- 2010017855 description "Carnival in New Orleans -- Paths to slavery -- A revolutionary forge -- Empire's emissary -- Conquering the frontier -- Masks and motives -- The rebels' pact -- Revolt -- A city in chaos -- A second wind -- The battle -- Heads on poles -- Friends of necessity -- Statehood and the young American nation -- The slaves win their freedom -- The cover-up.".
- 2010017855 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-264) and index.".
- 2010017855 description "The author, a historian reveals the long forgotten history of America's largest slave uprising, the New Orleans slave revolt of 1811 that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history. In this narrative, he offers new insight into American expansionism, the path to Civil War, and the earliest grassroots push to overcome slavery. Five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States. The work is the story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. No North American slave uprising, not Gabriel Prosser's, not Denmark Vesey's, not Nat Turner's, has rivaled the scale of this rebellion either in terms of the number of the slaves involved or the number who were killed. More than one hundred slaves were slaughtered by federal troops and French planters, who then sought to write the event out of history and prevent the spread of the slaves' revolutionary philosophy. With the Haitian revolution a recent memory and the War of 1812 looming on the horizon, the revolt had epic consequences for America. Through original research, the author offers a window into the young, expansionist country, illuminating the early history of New Orleans and providing new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.".
- 2010017855 extent "viii, 276 p. :".
- 2010017855 identifier "0061995215 (hc.)".
- 2010017855 identifier "9780061995217 (hc.) :".
- 2010017855 issued "2011".
- 2010017855 issued "c2011.".
- 2010017855 language "eng".
- 2010017855 publisher "New York, NY : Harper,".
- 2010017855 spatial "Louisiana New Orleans Region".
- 2010017855 spatial "Louisiana".
- 2010017855 spatial "New Orleans (La.) History 19th century.".
- 2010017855 spatial "New Orleans (La.) Race relations.".
- 2010017855 subject "976.3/03 22".
- 2010017855 subject "African Americans Louisiana New Orleans Region History 19th century.".
- 2010017855 subject "F379.N557 R37 2011".
- 2010017855 subject "Slave insurrections Louisiana New Orleans Region History 19th century.".
- 2010017855 subject "Slavery Louisiana History 19th century.".
- 2010017855 tableOfContents "Carnival in New Orleans -- Paths to slavery -- A revolutionary forge -- Empire's emissary -- Conquering the frontier -- Masks and motives -- The rebels' pact -- Revolt -- A city in chaos -- A second wind -- The battle -- Heads on poles -- Friends of necessity -- Statehood and the young American nation -- The slaves win their freedom -- The cover-up.".
- 2010017855 title "American uprising : the untold story of America's largest slave revolt / Daniel Rasmussen.".
- 2010017855 type "text".