Slavery in the age of reason
Subtitle: archaeology at a New England farm
By: Alexandra A. Chan
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781572335653
Subjects: Royall, Isaac, -- 1677-1739 -- Family; Isaac Royall House (Medford, Mass.); Slavery -- Massachusetts -- Medford -- History; Slaves -- Massachusetts -- Medford -- Social conditions; Farm life -- Massachusetts -- Medford -- History; Landscape -- Social aspects -- Massachusetts -- Medford -- History; Medford (Mass.) -- Antiquities; Medford (Mass.) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Medford (Mass.) -- Biography; Medford (Mass.) -- Race relations
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-280) and index
Table of contents: title: Beginning the research; title: Introducing the Royalls : the Royall family and the Royall House property; title: "Fit for town or country" : African Americans in New England culture, society, and economy; title: The "benevolent" Royalls in the Age of Reason; title: Black Betty and her children and the tragedy of George : Black family and master-slave relations at Ten Hills Farm; title: Bringing the out kitchen in? the experiential landscapes of White and Black New England; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix 1 : Plant remains from the Royall house / Julie Hansen; title: Appendix 2 : Report on the faunal remains from the Isaac Royall House / Elizabeth Terese Newman and David B. Landon