Born a Slave, Died a Pioneer: Nathan Harrison and the Historical Archaeology of Legend

Spectacular recent discoveries from the Nathan Harrison cabin site offer new insights and perspectives into the life of this former slave and legendary California homesteader. "In many ways, it is a quintessential American story because of the fact that slavery was the American story."-Jul...

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1. Verfasser: Mallios, Seth (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books [2019]
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Zusammenfassung:Spectacular recent discoveries from the Nathan Harrison cabin site offer new insights and perspectives into the life of this former slave and legendary California homesteader. "In many ways, it is a quintessential American story because of the fact that slavery was the American story."-Julia A. King, St. Mary's College of Maryland Few people in the history of the United States embody ideals of the American Dream more than Nathan Harrison. His is a story with prominent themes of overcoming staggering obstacles, forging something-from-nothing, and evincing gritty perseverance. In a lifetime of hard-won progress, Harrison survived the horrors of slavery in the Antebellum South, endured the mania of the California Gold Rush, and prospered in the rugged chaos of the Wild West. From the introduction: According to dozens of accounts, Harrison would routinely greet visitors to his remote Southern California hillside property with the introductory quip, "I'm N--r Nate, the first white man on the mountain." This is by far the most common direct "e in all of the extensive Harrison lore. If it is possible to get past current-day shock and outrage over the inflammatory racial epithet, one can begin to contextualize and appreciate the ironic humor, ethnic insight, and dualistically crafted identities Harrison employed in this profound statement
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (340 Seiten)
ISBN:9781789203486
DOI:10.1515/9781789203486

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