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Title I can't wait to call you my wife : African American letters of love and family in the Civil War era / by Rita Roberts.
Author Roberts, Rita, author.
Publication Info. San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2022]
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 Alafaya  973.7 ROB    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  973.7 ROB    Check Shelves
 South Trail  973.7 ROB    Check Shelves
Description 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Antebellum -- "I can ashore you I think highly of freedom and would not exchange it for nothing" -- Civil War -- "My children I have not forgot you and be assured that I will have you if it cost me my life" -- In the aftermath of war -- "Send me some of the children's hair".
Summary "A collection of letters exchanged between African Americans during the Civil War era"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
African Americans -- Correspondence.
Slaves -- United States -- Correspondence.
Love-letters -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
African Americans -- Family relationships -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Marriage -- History -- 19th century.
Genre Personal correspondence.
Added Title African American letters of love, marriage, and family in the Civil War era
I cannot wait to call you my wife
Related To Online version: Roberts, Rita. I can't wait to call you my wife San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2022] 9781797216379 (DLC) 2022012380
ISBN 9781797213729 hardcover : $35.00
1797213725 hardcover : $35.00
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