Cover Image

For Adam's sake : a family saga in colonial New England

Uses the diary of an American colonial in pre-Revolutionary New England to discuss slavery, the family, and everyday life of the time period.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Di Bonaventura, Allegra.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Hempstead, Joshua, > 1678-1758.
Jackson, Adam, > 1700-1764.
Slavery > Connecticut > New London > History > 18th century.
Enslaved persons > Family relationships > Connecticut > New London > History > 18th century.
Slaveholders > Connecticut > New London > Biography.
Enslaved persons > Connecticut > New London > Biography.
New London (Conn.) > History > 18th century.
Connecticut > Church history > 18th century.
Connecticut > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
LEADER 02984cam a2200553 i 4500
001 marc-302413
005 20231017135906.0
008 121217s2013 nyuabf b 001 0deng
010 |a  2012045996 
019 |a 828845249  |a 846714823  |a 935933325 
020 |a 9780871404305  |q (hardcover) 
020 |a 0871404303  |q (hardcover) 
020 |a 9780871407764  |q (pbk.) 
020 |a 0871407760  |q (pbk.) 
035 |a (franklin)9978845143703681 
035 |a (hsp)marc-302413 
035 |a (OCoLC)ocn783163420 
035 |a (OCoLC)783163420  |z (OCoLC)828845249  |z (OCoLC)846714823  |z (OCoLC)935933325 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d IG#  |d BTCTA  |d BDX  |d YDXCP  |d CD5  |d SXP  |d WIH  |d CZL  |d CDX  |d MZ3  |d VIA  |d CHVBK  |d UNBCA  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCA  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d FEM  |d OCLCO 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a n-us-ct 
049 |a QQRA 
050 0 0 |a F104.N7  |b D5 2013 
100 1 |a Di Bonaventura, Allegra. 
245 1 0 |a For Adam's sake :  |b a family saga in colonial New England  |c Allegra di Bonaventura 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W.W. Norton & Company,  |c [2013] 
300 |a xviii, 441 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 25 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
541 0 |c Gift;  |a from Bob Hull;  |d 2/15/2017. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-416) and index. 
505 0 |a "As in the Beginning of the World" -- The Rogerenes -- "Fore-runners of evil" -- "Brought up in learning" -- "Fornication among you" -- "One flesh" -- "She was taken away from me wrongfully" -- "The ways of providence" -- A Higher Court -- "A pestilence into that land" -- "Adam is come" -- Bream Cove and beyond -- "Their children's children" -- "Adam worked all day" -- "The wonderful work of God." 
520 |a Uses the diary of an American colonial in pre-Revolutionary New England to discuss slavery, the family, and everyday life of the time period. 
600 1 0 |a Hempstead, Joshua,  |d 1678-1758. 
600 1 0 |a Jackson, Adam,  |d 1700-1764. 
650 0 |a Slavery  |z Connecticut  |z New London  |x History  |y 18th century. 
650 0 |a Enslaved persons  |x Family relationships  |z Connecticut  |z New London  |x History  |y 18th century. 
650 0 |a Slaveholders  |z Connecticut  |z New London  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Enslaved persons  |z Connecticut  |z New London  |v Biography. 
651 0 |a New London (Conn.)  |x History  |y 18th century. 
651 0 |a Connecticut  |x Church history  |y 18th century. 
651 0 |a Connecticut  |x History  |y Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 
852 0 0 |a Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Closed Stacks  |h UNEng F 104 .N7 D5 2013  |t 1 
911 |a 285512 
994 |a C0  |b QQR 
HLD 0 |b HSPLib  |c hspclosed  |k UNEng  |h F 104 .N7 D5 2013  |8 22707881070003681 
ITM |r 22707881070003681  |b 1  |h 0  |g hspclosed  |e hspclosed  |8 23707881030003681  |a non-circ  |q 2022-07-08 10:44:14 US/Eastern  |i UNEng F 104 .N7 D5 2013  |d HSPLib  |f HSPLib 

Need Help?

Search Tips Research By Mail Contact the Library

Similar Items