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Publisher
University of Virginia Press
ISBN-10
0813935822
ISBN-13
9780813935829
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175219316
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Publication Name
Road to Black Ned's Forge : a Story of Race, Sex, and Trade on the Colonial American Frontier
Language
English
Subject
United States / 19th Century, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Commerce, United States / General
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics, History
Series
Early American Histories Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-043815
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
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A staggering example of detective work. [McCleskey] introduces us to Tarr's training in iron and fire with a level of detail that is both technical and visceral. We feel the heat of the furnace, hear the roar of the chimney, bear the weight of pig iron, and understand the risk and trust required of forge laborers. He manages to create narrative out of archival serendipity, placing Tarr in the company of his neighbors based on when and where he purchased a bolt of cloth or shod a horse., The remarkable story of Edward Tarr, a black freed man who lived with a white wife and worked as a blacksmith... a deeply researched study of slavery on the frontier. -- The Roanoke Times, With keen insight and thorough research Turk McCleskey vividly recovers the frontier world of Black Ned. Bold, proud, and clever, Black Ned lived at a crossroads in time and place. On Virginia's colonial frontier, a forceful black man could prosper as a blacksmith, defend his freedom in court, and marry a white woman. But that defiance eventually provoked resentments that, during the next generation, would close loopholes in the system of racial slavery, gaps that Ned had exploited so resourcefully. McCleskey has worked wonders in recovering and telling Ned's powerful story., Finally, a southern version of A Midwife's Tale, with an author who shares Laurel Ulrich's gift for turning slighted scraps of paper into stats and stats into stories-and a protagonist as heroic as hers, too. Edward Tarr purchased himself and a remote farm and then learned that his ex-owner's son had tracked him down, bent on returning him to slavery., Finally, a southern version of A Midwife's Tale, with an author who shares Laurel Ulrich's gift for turning slighted scraps of paper into stats and stats into stories--and a protagonist as heroic as hers, too. Edward Tarr purchased himself and a remote farm and then learned that his ex-owner's son had tracked him down, bent on returning him to slavery. -- Woody Holton, University of South Carolina, author of Abigail Adams, winner of the 2010 Bancroft Prize, In a well-researched study of Virginia during the colonial era, Turk McCleskey provides an insightful analysis of Augusta County and its ties to settlements in Pennsylvania, Tidewater Virginia, and the Carolinas through migration and trade. He reveals how economic development and demographic growth changed social and political structures in a backcountry where settlers, slaves, hunters, and Indians met on contested ground. -- Gordan S. Baker , Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, A staggering example of detective work. [McCleskey] introduces us to Tarr's training in iron and fire with a level of detail that is both technical and visceral. We feel the heat of the furnace, hear the roar of the chimney, bear the weight of pig iron, and understand the risk and trust required of forge laborers. He manages to create narrative out of archival serendipity, placing Tarr in the company of his neighbors based on when and where he purchased a bolt of cloth or shod a horse.-- The William and Mary Quarterly, Virtually unknown in the annals of American history, Ned Tarr and the story of his life are a remarkable discovery by McCleskey. With notable skill, deft handling of complex sources, and masterly writing, McCleskey places Tarr at the center of a major work of early American history. -- Warren Hofstra, Shenandoah University, author of The Planting of New Virginia: Settlement and Landscape in the Shenandoah Valley, In a well-researched study of Virginia during the colonial era, Turk McCleskey provides an insightful analysis of Augusta County and its ties to settlements in Pennsylvania, Tidewater Virginia, and the Carolinas through migration and trade. He reveals how economic development and demographic growth changed social and political structures in a backcountry where settlers, slaves, hunters, and Indians met on contested ground., Finally, a southern version of A Midwife's Tale, with an author who shares Laurel Ulrich's gift for turning slighted scraps of paper into stats and stats into stories--and a protagonist as heroic as hers, too. Edward Tarr purchased himself and a remote farm and then learned that his ex-owner's son had tracked him down, bent on returning him to slavery., A terrific accomplishment of meticulous research and engaging storytelling. . . McCleskey puts Tarr's narrative at the center of a broader collection of stories, which, through the lenses of opportunity, mobility, and the frontier, create a cohesive picture of colonial life across generations and across regions., One man in one Virginia county demonstrates the immense potential that local case studies have long had in American history. But not one of those case studies is as powerful and artistically rendered as The Road to Black Ned's Forge. -- Robert M. Calhoon, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, author of Dominion and Liberty: Ideology in the Anglo-American World, 1660-1881, One man in one Virginia county demonstrates the immense potential that local case studies have long had in American history. But not one of those case studies is as powerful and artistically rendered as The Road to Black Ned's Forge., Virtually unknown in the annals of American history, Ned Tarr and the story of his life are a remarkable discovery by McCleskey. With notable skill, deft handling of complex sources, and masterly writing, McCleskey places Tarr at the center of a major work of early American history., A terrific accomplishment of meticulous research and engaging storytelling. . . McCleskey puts Tarr's narrative at the center of a broader collection of stories, which, through the lenses of opportunity, mobility, and the frontier, create a cohesive picture of colonial life across generations and across regions. -- Journal of American History, The remarkable story of Edward Tarr, a black freed man who lived with a white wife and worked as a blacksmith... a deeply researched study of slavery on the frontier., With keen insight and thorough research Turk McCleskey vividly recovers the frontier world of Black Ned. Bold, proud, and clever, Black Ned lived at a crossroads in time and place. On Virginia's colonial frontier, a forceful black man could prosper as a blacksmith, defend his freedom in court, and marry a white woman. But that defiance eventually provoked resentments that, during the next generation, would close loopholes in the system of racial slavery, gaps that Ned had exploited so resourcefully. McCleskey has worked wonders in recovering and telling Ned's powerful story. -- Alan Taylor, University of Virginia, author of The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and finalist for the National Book Award and the George Washington Book Prize
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.8009755/916
Synopsis
In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward Tarr, he became the first free black landowner west of the Blue Ridge. Living with him was his white, Scottish wife, and in a twist that will surprise the modern reader, Tarr's neighbours accepted his interracial marriage.This remarkable true story serves as a keyhole narrative, unlocking a new, more complex understanding of race relations on the American frontier., In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward Tarr, he became the first free black landowner west of the Blue Ridge. Tarr established a blacksmith shop on the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the Carolinas and helped found a Presbyterian congregation that exists to this day. Living with him was his white, Scottish wife, and in a twist that will surprise the modern reader, Tarr?s neighbors accepted his interracial marriage. It was when a second white woman joined the household that some protested. Tarr?s already dramatic story took a perilous turn when the predatory son of his last master, a Charleston merchant, abruptly entered his life in a fraudulent effort to reenslave him. His fate suddenly hinged on his neighbors, who were all that stood between Tarr and a return to the life of a slave. This remarkable true story serves as a keyhole narrative, unlocking a new, more complex understanding of race relations on the American frontier. The vividly drawn portraits of Tarr and the women with whom he lived, along with a rich set of supporting characters in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, provide fascinating insight into the journey from slavery to freedom, as well as the challenges of establishing frontier societies. The story also sheds light on the colonial merchant class, Indian warfare in southwest Virginia, and slavery?s advent west of the Blue Ridge. Contradicting the popular view of settlers in southern Virginia as poor, violent, and transient, this book--with its pathbreaking research and gripping narrative--radically rewrites the history of the colonial backcountry, revealing it to be made up largely of close-knit, rigorously governed communities., In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward Tarr, he became the first free black landowner west of the Blue Ridge. Tarr established a blacksmith shop on the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the Carolinas and helped found a Presbyterian congregation that exists to this day. Living with him was his white, Scottish wife, and in a twist that will surprise the modern reader, Tarr's neighbors accepted his interracial marriage. It was when a second white woman joined the household that some protested. Tarr's already dramatic story took a perilous turn when the predatory son of his last master, a Charleston merchant, abruptly entered his life in a fraudulent effort to reenslave him. His fate suddenly hinged on his neighbors, who were all that stood between Tarr and a return to the life of a slave. This remarkable true story serves as a keyhole narrative, unlocking a new, more complex understanding of race relations on the American frontier. The vividly drawn portraits of Tarr and the women with whom he lived, along with a rich set of supporting characters in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, provide fascinating insight into the journey from slavery to freedom, as well as the challenges of establishing frontier societies. The story also sheds light on the colonial merchant class, Indian warfare in southwest Virginia, and slavery's advent west of the Blue Ridge. Contradicting the popular view of settlers in southern Virginia as poor, violent, and transient, this book--with its pathbreaking research and gripping narrative--radically rewrites the history of the colonial backcountry, revealing it to be made up largely of close-knit, rigorously governed communities.
LC Classification Number
F232.A9M44 2014
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