Liberty or death : the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution

Title
Liberty or death : the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution

Author
Blair, Margaret Whitman.

ISBN
9781426305900
 
9781426305917

Publication Information
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.

Physical Description
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.

General Note
Map on lining papers.

Contents
Liberty to slaves -- And some joined the Patriots -- War and its aftermath -- Nova Scotia and freedom -- Africa: the promised land.

Reading Level
1160 L Lexile

Subject Term
African Americans -- History -- 18th century.
 
African American soldiers -- History -- 18th century.
 
African American loyalists -- History.
 
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
 
Freed persons -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
 
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
 
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th century.

Geographic Term
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
 
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, African American.
 
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans.
 
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.

Summary
Presentation of the little-known story of the American Revolution told from the perspectives of the African-American slaves who fought on the side of the British Royal Army in exchange for a promise of freedom.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Oakdale LibraryJ 973.346 BLANonfiction Collection
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)J 973.346 BLANonfiction Collection
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)J 973.346 BLANonfiction Collection
Stillwater Public LibraryJ 973.346 BLANonfiction Collection
Stillwater Public LibraryJ 973.346 BLANonfiction Collection