Crafting lives : African American artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770-1900 / Catherine W. Bishir.
"From the colonial period onward, black artisans in southern cities--thousands of free and enslaved carpenters, coopers, dressmakers, blacksmiths, saddlers, shoemakers, bricklayers, shipwrights, cabinetmakers, tailors, and others--played vital roles in their communities. Yet only a very few black craftspeople have gained popular and scholarly attention. Catherine W. Bishir remedies this oversight by offering an in-depth portrayal of urban African American artisans in the small but important port city of New Bern. In so doing, she highlights the community's often unrecognized importance in the history of nineteenth-century black life."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781469608754
- ISBN: 1469608758
- ISBN: 9781469626574
- ISBN: 1469626578
- Physical Description: xii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355) and index. |
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| Subject: | African American artisans > North Carolina > New Bern > History > 19th century. Artisans > North Carolina > New Bern > History > 19th century. African Americans > North Carolina > New Bern > History > 19th century. New Bern (N.C.) > History > 19th century. |
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- 15 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Dunn Public Library | 305.896 Bis NC Collection (Text) | 33436001694899 | Adult Nonfiction NC Collection | Available | - |
