Whispers of Rebellion Narrating Gabriel's ConspiracyÂ

Name: Whispers of Rebellion Narrating Gabriel's ConspiracyÂ
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ISBN: 9780813935096

ISBN-10: 0813935091

ISBN-13: 9780813935096

Edition: 2012

Authors: Michael L. Nicholls

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An ambitious but abortive plan to revolt that ended in the conviction and hanging of over two dozen men, Gabriel’s Conspiracy of 1800 sought nothing less than to capture the capital city of Richmond and end slavery in Virginia. Whispers of Rebellion draws on recent scholarship and extensive archival material to provide the clearest view yet of this fascinating chapter in the history of slavery—and to question much about the case that has been accepted as fact.In his examination of the slave Gabriel and his group of insurgents, Michael Nicholls focuses on the neighborhood of the Brook, north of Richmond, as the plot’s locus, revealing the area’s economic and familial ties, the geographic…

Book details

List price: $29.50
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication date: 8/29/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English