American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
A gripping and deeply revealing history of the infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history
In January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the slave plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States.
American Uprising is the riveting and long-neglected story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. Daniel Rasmussen illuminates the early history of New Orleans and provides new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.
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American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
A gripping and deeply revealing history of the infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history
In January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the slave plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States.
American Uprising is the riveting and long-neglected story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. Daniel Rasmussen illuminates the early history of New Orleans and provides new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.
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American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
A gripping and deeply revealing history of the infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history
In January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the slave plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Their march represented the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in the history of the United States.
American Uprising is the riveting and long-neglected story of this elaborate plot, the rebel army's dramatic march on the city, and its shocking conclusion. Daniel Rasmussen illuminates the early history of New Orleans and provides new insight into the path to the Civil War and the slave revolutionaries who fought and died for justice and the hope of freedom.
Daniel Rasmussen graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 2009, winning the Kathryn Ann Huggins Prize, the Perry Miller Prize, and the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize.
Table of Contents
Prologue 1
One Carnival in New Orleans 9
Two Paths to Slavery 19
Three A Revolutionary Forge 39
Four Empire's Emissary 51
Five Conquering the Frontier 61
Six Masks and Motives 71
Seven The Rebels' Pact 83
Eight Revolt 97
Nine A City in Chaos 115
Ten A Second Wind 123
Eleven The Battle 135
Twelve Heads on Poles 147
Thirteen Friends of Necessity 167
Fourteen Statehood and the Young American Nation 177
Fifteen The Slaves Win Their Freedom 187
Sixteen The Cover-Up 199
Epilogue 211
Acknowledgments 219
Notes 223
Bibliography 251
Index 265
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"Impressive work by an up-and-coming historian." —-Kirkus
Eric Foner
“A deeply researched, vividly written, and highly original account of the largest slave revolt in the nineteenth-century United States. . . . Thanks to Rasmussen, we now have the full story of this dramatic moment in the struggle for freedom in this country.”
Evan Thomas
“New Orleans has been the scene of many dark adventures, but none so shocking as the slave rebellion of 1811. Daniel Rasmussen has unearthed a stunning tale of freedom and repression and told it in gripping fashion.”
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