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The rest I will kill : William Tillman and the unforgettable story of how a free black man refused to become a slave, Brian McGinty
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- Summary
- A surprising work of narrative history and detection that illuminates one of the most daring--and long-forgotten--heroes of the Civil War. Independence Day, 1861: the schooner S.J. Waring sets sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limps back into New York's frenzied harbor with the ship's black steward, William Tillman, at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of the most harrowing tales of captivity and survival on the high seas, it has, almost unbelievably, been lost to history. Now reclaiming Tillman as the real American hero he was, historian Brian McGinty dramatically returns readers to that riotous, explosive summer of 1861, when the country was tearing apart at the seams and the Union army was in near shambles following a humiliating defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Desperate for good news, the North was soon riveted by reports of an incident that occurred a few hundred miles off the coast of New York, where the Waring had been overtaken by a marauding crew of Confederate privateers. While the white sailors became chummy with their Southern captors, free black man William Tillman was perfectly aware of the fate that awaited him in the ruthless, slave-filled ports south of the Mason-Dixon Line
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- A free black man
- To sea
- The capture
- Now is our time
- The return
- A hero's welcome
- A matter of compensation
- Passing judgment
- The fury continues
- Epilogue: a black man's fate
- Isbn
- 9781631491290
- Label
- The rest I will kill : William Tillman and the unforgettable story of how a free black man refused to become a slave
- Title
- The rest I will kill
- Title remainder
- William Tillman and the unforgettable story of how a free black man refused to become a slave
- Statement of responsibility
- Brian McGinty
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Sailors
- Tilghman, Billy
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African American troops
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- Free African Americans -- Biography
- S.J. Waring (Schooner)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A surprising work of narrative history and detection that illuminates one of the most daring--and long-forgotten--heroes of the Civil War. Independence Day, 1861: the schooner S.J. Waring sets sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limps back into New York's frenzied harbor with the ship's black steward, William Tillman, at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of the most harrowing tales of captivity and survival on the high seas, it has, almost unbelievably, been lost to history. Now reclaiming Tillman as the real American hero he was, historian Brian McGinty dramatically returns readers to that riotous, explosive summer of 1861, when the country was tearing apart at the seams and the Union army was in near shambles following a humiliating defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Desperate for good news, the North was soon riveted by reports of an incident that occurred a few hundred miles off the coast of New York, where the Waring had been overtaken by a marauding crew of Confederate privateers. While the white sailors became chummy with their Southern captors, free black man William Tillman was perfectly aware of the fate that awaited him in the ruthless, slave-filled ports south of the Mason-Dixon Line
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McGinty, Brian
- Dewey number
- 973.7/415
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E540.N3
- LC item number
- M238 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tilghman, Billy
- United States
- United States
- Free African Americans
- S.J. Waring (Schooner)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The rest I will kill : William Tillman and the unforgettable story of how a free black man refused to become a slave, Brian McGinty
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A free black man -- To sea -- The capture -- Now is our time -- The return -- A hero's welcome -- A matter of compensation -- Passing judgment -- The fury continues -- Epilogue: a black man's fate
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781631491290
- Lccn
- 2016014687
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
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- 921868993
- (OCoLC)921868993
- Label
- The rest I will kill : William Tillman and the unforgettable story of how a free black man refused to become a slave, Brian McGinty
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A free black man -- To sea -- The capture -- Now is our time -- The return -- A hero's welcome -- A matter of compensation -- Passing judgment -- The fury continues -- Epilogue: a black man's fate
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781631491290
- Lccn
- 2016014687
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- 921868993
- (OCoLC)921868993
Subject
- Biographies
- Sailors
- Tilghman, Billy
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African American troops
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- Free African Americans -- Biography
- S.J. Waring (Schooner)
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