Freedom's gardener : James F. Brown, horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in antebellum America /
Armstead, Myra Beth Young, 1954-
Freedom's gardener : James F. Brown, horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in antebellum America / Myra B. Young Armstead. - New York : New York University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (x, 209 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Life as a slave -- pt. 2. Free man and free laborer -- pt. 3. Free man and citizen.
In 1793 James F. Brown was born a slave and in 1868 he died a free man. At age 34 he ran away from his native Maryland to spend the remainder of his life in upstate New York's Hudson Valley, where he was employed as a gardener by the wealthy, Dutch-descended Verplanck family on their estate in Fishkill Landing. Two years after his escape, he began a diary that he kept until two years before his death. In Freedom's Gardener, Myra B. Young Armstead uses seemingly small details from Brown's diariesoentries about weather, gardening, steamboat schedules, the Verplancks' social life, and other large.
English.
9780814707920 (electronic bk.) 0814707920 (electronic bk.) 0814705103 (electronic bk.) 9780814705100 (electronic bk.) 9780814707913 (electronic bk.) 0814707912 (electronic bk.)
10.18574/9780814707920 doi
22573/ctt16gh5k8 JSTOR
GBB1D4079 bnb
015974054 Uk
Brown, James Francis, 1793-1868.
Brown, James Francis, 1793-1868
1800-1899
African Americans--Social conditions--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--19th century.
Free Black people--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.
Gardeners--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.
Fugitive slaves--Maryland--Biography.
Noirs américains--Conditions sociales--Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--19e siècle.
Noirs affranchis--Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Biographies.
Jardiniers--Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Biographies.
Esclaves fugitifs--Maryland--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Science & Technology.
GARDENING--Regional--General.
African Americans--Social conditions
Free Black people.
Fugitive slaves
Gardeners
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--19th century.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Histoire--19e siècle.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Biographies.
Maryland
United States--Hudson River Valley
Electronic book.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
F127.H8 / A76 2012eb
635.092 B
F127.H8 / A76 2012
Freedom's gardener : James F. Brown, horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in antebellum America / Myra B. Young Armstead. - New York : New York University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (x, 209 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Life as a slave -- pt. 2. Free man and free laborer -- pt. 3. Free man and citizen.
In 1793 James F. Brown was born a slave and in 1868 he died a free man. At age 34 he ran away from his native Maryland to spend the remainder of his life in upstate New York's Hudson Valley, where he was employed as a gardener by the wealthy, Dutch-descended Verplanck family on their estate in Fishkill Landing. Two years after his escape, he began a diary that he kept until two years before his death. In Freedom's Gardener, Myra B. Young Armstead uses seemingly small details from Brown's diariesoentries about weather, gardening, steamboat schedules, the Verplancks' social life, and other large.
English.
9780814707920 (electronic bk.) 0814707920 (electronic bk.) 0814705103 (electronic bk.) 9780814705100 (electronic bk.) 9780814707913 (electronic bk.) 0814707912 (electronic bk.)
10.18574/9780814707920 doi
22573/ctt16gh5k8 JSTOR
GBB1D4079 bnb
015974054 Uk
Brown, James Francis, 1793-1868.
Brown, James Francis, 1793-1868
1800-1899
African Americans--Social conditions--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--19th century.
Free Black people--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.
Gardeners--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.
Fugitive slaves--Maryland--Biography.
Noirs américains--Conditions sociales--Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--19e siècle.
Noirs affranchis--Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Biographies.
Jardiniers--Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Biographies.
Esclaves fugitifs--Maryland--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Science & Technology.
GARDENING--Regional--General.
African Americans--Social conditions
Free Black people.
Fugitive slaves
Gardeners
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--19th century.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Histoire--19e siècle.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.)--Biographies.
Maryland
United States--Hudson River Valley
Electronic book.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
F127.H8 / A76 2012eb
635.092 B
F127.H8 / A76 2012