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

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

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 : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : 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 -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Erlanger Branch 973.0496 G455L 2025 (Text) 33126026110845 New Adult Nonfiction Available -
Independence Branch 973.0496 G455L 2025 (Text) 33126026110837 New Adult Nonfiction Available -


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