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Cecelia and Fanny : the remarkable friendship between an escaped slave and her former mistress / Brad Asher.

Author/creator Asher, Brad, 1963-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
Descriptionxi, 227 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from UPCC Books History 2011 Subject Collection
Subject(s)
Larrison, Cecelia.
Ballard, Fanny Thruston.
Enslaved persons--Kentucky --Louisville --Biography.
Slaveholders--Kentucky --Louisville --Biography.
Fugitive slaves--Canada --Biography.
African American women--Kentucky --Louisville --Biography.
Women, White--Kentucky --Louisville --Biography.
Friendship--Case studies.
Louisville (Ky.)--Race relations --History --19th century.
Louisville (Ky.)--Biography.
Contents Eight minutes from freedom -- Fanny : learning to be a slave owner -- Cecelia : learning about being a slave -- Fanny : a woman's place -- Cecelia : a family in freedom -- Fanny : the Civil War in Louisville -- Cecelia : a new life in Rochester -- Fanny : postwar trials -- Cecelia : back in Louisville -- Conclusion : the bonds of slavery.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011018437
ISBN9780813134147 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN0813134145 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780813134154 (ebook)
ISBN0813134153 (ebook)

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