New Orleans is an iconic city; which was once located at the crossroads of early America and the Atlantic World. New Orleans became a major American metropolis as its slave population exploded; in the early nineteenth century; slaves made up one-third of the urban population. In contrast to our typical understanding of rural; localized; isolated bondage in the emergent Deep South; daily experiences of slavery in New Orleans were global; interconnected; and transient. Slavery's Metropolis uses slave circulations through New Orleans between 1791 and 1825 to map the social and cultural history of enslaved men and women and the rapidly shifting city; nation; and world in which they lived. Investigating emigration from the Caribbean to Louisiana during the Haitian Revolution; commodity flows across urban-rural divides; multiracial amusement places; the local jail; and freedom-seeking migrations to Trinidad following the War of 1812; it remaps the history of slavery in modern urban society.
#824583 in Books Alex Beam 2016-12-06 2016-12-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.00 x 5.75l; .90 #File Name: 1101870222224 pagesThe Feud Vladimir Nabokov Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I was a great fan of the books of both Vladimir Nabokov and ...By G W W3I was a great fan of the books of both Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson before I discovered their feud ; and then later learned that they had previously been great friends. This book tells the entire story wonderfully ; and bring both Nabokov and Wilson to life . It also reminds us of a time when literature played a greater role in American life than it does today . Wilson was the arbiter of traditional literary values ; while Nabokov was the fearless (at times reckless) innovator and iconoclast. It is fascinating to watch the reputation of one rise from obscurity to global fame; while the other moves in the other direction.If you have any interest in either of these authors; you will love this book as I did.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Mouths That RoaredBy Victoria G MemmingerIt helps if you remember when it was going on; but the writer is so talented even those too young to have read Nabokov and/or Wilson can appreciate the giant egos at play. Egos are often compared to King Kong--these two make Kong look like J.Fred Muggs (anybody remember J. Fred?)0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great disappointmentBy Philip S. AndersonThis book was a great disappointment. I is more about the author than Nabokov and Wilson.
