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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Paul J. Pugliese (Map) (illustrator). xi, [5], 432 pages. Map. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Appendix A--The Edmonson Farm. Appendix B--The Fugitives. Notes. Index. A former attorney at the Department of Labor, Mary Kay Ricks has written about Washington history in numerous publications including the Washington Post. Mary Kay Ricks's unforgettable chronicle brings to life the Underground Railroad's largest escape attempt, the seemingly immutable politics of slavery, and the individuals who struggled to end it. Escape on the Pearl reveals the incredible odyssey of those who were onboard, including the remarkable lives of fugitives Mary and Emily Edmonson, the two sisters at the heart of this true story of courage and determination. On the evening of April 15, 1848, nearly eighty enslaved Americans attempted one of history's most audacious escapes. Setting sail from Washington, D.C., on a schooner named the Pearl, the fugitives began a daring 225-mile journey to freedom in the North-and put in motion a furiously fought battle over slavery in America that would consume Congress, the streets of the capital, and the White House itself. Derived from a Kirkus review: Compelling narrative of a little-known episode in the long struggle to abolish slavery in America. The residents of Washington, D.C., may have been torn on the issue of slavery, but in 1848, the "curious institution" was still practiced there; moreover, Ricks writes, the Upper South-the District, Virginia and Maryland-was increasingly important as a source of slaves for the Deep South, in what Ricks calls "the internal slave trade." Punishment for those who aided runaway slaves was severe, and it was thus quite daring of the abolitionists and slaves alike to undertake an attempted mass escape on the schooner Pearl. On April 15, 1848, about 70 slaves, including a tight-knit group of siblings, gathered in twos and threes on a dock not far from a slave pen just south of the National Mall-a prison that, Ricks notes, was promoted as "next to the copy of the Declaration of Independence also preserved here, the greatest curiosity to be seen at the Federal City." The schooner slipped away and was well on course for the North and freedom, but then it hit one of the Chesapeake Bay's frequent tempests; a pursuing posse of Georgetown deputies caught up with the Pearl, returned its cargo to slavery and jailed the would-be liberators, who, as Ricks notes, represented a widespread and varied group of interests throughout America, from country preachers to Wall Street magnates. Ricks has a keen eye for sites of the slaves' voyage that can be visited today. She has an equally strong sense, well reflected in her pages, of how the now largely forgotten incident figured into the fierce pro- and antislavery battles of the time, which would soon end in civil war. A valuable account, closing with a moving summary of the fate of the Pearl's people and their descendants. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].

White printed cloth. Zustand: VG(+). 1st ed. Issued as no. 62 in the Pergamon General Psychology series, with list verso half-title continuing on final page). xx+436; small signature top front endpaper otherwise internally clean, tight & unmarked in clean covers with slightly bumped corners and very faint hint of sun-tanning to spine and top back edge. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. Size: 15 Cm x 23 Cm.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1822, London society was captivated by the prospect of Poyais, a newly discovered, lush, and incredibly resource-rich nation in Central America. Its Cazique, a charismatic Scottish war hero named Gregor MacGregor, painted a picture of a utopia ripe for investment and settlement. There was only one problem: Poyais did not exist.Sovereign Fraud unearths the staggering audacity of one of the greatest confidence tricks in human history. MacGregor didn't just tell a lie; he manufactured a reality. He printed fake currency, forged elaborate constitutional documents, and even composed folk songs for a nation comprised of nothing but impenetrable, malarial jungle.This book explores the psychological and economic vulnerabilities of the 1820s British bond market that allowed such a massive deception to occur. It details the tragic fate of the hundreds of eager colonists who sailed to their deaths, expecting a promised land and finding only untouched wilderness.Explore the ultimate anatomy of a financial bubble. MacGregor's terrifyingly successful scam serves as a timeless masterclass in the human capacity for greed, the illusion of authority, and the deadly consequences of investing in a compelling narrative over hard facts.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Sovereign Fraud | The Con Artist Who Invented a Country and Stole Millions from the British [.] | Paul D. Ricks | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565290918 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

X/188 pp., ex-library copy with label on spine and stamps, else good and clean, text in English, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 Large 8vo., original hardcover (no dustjacket),

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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The book discusses how learners might be guided to interact with texts in a creative but critically engaged and sustainable manner.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. David Ricks, Paul MagdalinoPerhaps because of the fact that modern Greece is, through the Orthodox Church, inextricably linked with the Byzantine heritage, the precise meaning of this heritage, in its various aspects, has hitherto been surprisingly litt.