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The kidnapping club : Wall Street, slavery, and ... Read More

Wells, Jonathan Daniel, 1969-(author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781568587523
  • ISBN: 156858752X
  • Physical Description: 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bold Type Books, [2020]

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Subject: Free African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
New York Kidnapping Club (Gang) > History.
Free African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 19th century.
Kidnapping victims > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Kidnapping victims > United States > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Ruggles, David, 1810-1849.
Ruggles, David, 1810-1849.
Free African Americans.
Fugitive slaves.
Kidnapping victims.
Slave trade.
Slavery.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
Genre: History.
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