An American quilt : unfolding a story of family and slavery
Entry/Object ID
E441.M43
Description
Following the trail left by an unfinished quilt, May examines slavery from the cotton fields of the South to the textile mills of New England-- and the humanity behind it. In piecing together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba-- the enslaved women behind a quilt made of 1830s-era fabric-- and their owner, Susan Crouch, May reveals the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world.
Lexicon
Search Terms
african american quilts, quilting--united states, slavery--united states
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Rachel May
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Place Published
City
New York, NY
Date Published
2018
Call No.
E441.M43
ISBN
1643132369, 9781643132365
Notes
Length: 452
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Piecing the quilt --
Eliza, Minerva, et Juba --
Warp et weft : agriculture et industry --
Mosaic --
Medicine et its failures --
Hickory root --
The Leonids : a sermon in patchwork --
Even there --
Canuto Matanew --
An abomination --
Living history --
Portraits.
