Atlantic Bonds: A Nineteenth-Century Odyssey from America to Africa

by Lisa A. Lindsay

Book Overview

A decade before the American Civil War, James Churchwill Vaughan (1828-1893) set out to fulfill his formerly enslaved father's dying wish that he should leave America to start a new life in Africa. Over the next forty years, Vaughan was taken captive, fought in African wars, built and rebuilt a livelihood, and led a revolt against white racism, finally becoming a successful merchant and the founder of a wealthy, educated, and politically active family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469652153
• ISBN13: 9781469652153
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"