New York burning liberty, slavery, and conspiracy in eighteenth-century Manhattan

Main Author:	Lepore, Jill, 1966-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Slave insurrections > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century. Fires > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History. New York (N.Y.) > History > Conspiracy of 1741. New York (N.Y.) > Race relations. New York (N.Y.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Physical Description:	xx, 323 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-308) and index.
ISBN:	1400040299
Author Notes:	Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. She has written several books including Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Joe Gould's Teeth, and These Truths: A History of the United States. (Bowker Author Biography)