The rest I will kill William Tillman and the unforgettable story of how a free black man refused to become a slave

Independence Day, 1861: the schooner S.J. Waring sets sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limps back into New York's frenzied harbor with the ship's black steward, William Tillman, at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of...

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Main Author: McGinty, Brian (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York ; London : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition: First edition.
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