The strange history of the American quadroon : free women of color in the revolutionary Atlantic world

The strange history of the American quadroon : free women of color in the revolutionary Atlantic world / Emily Clark.

Author/creator	Clark, Emily, 1954-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Description	279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Racially mixed women--Louisiana --New Orleans --History --19th century. Sex symbolism. New Orleans (La.)--Social conditions --19th century.

Contents	Evolution of a color term and an American city's alienation -- The Philadelphia quadroon -- From Ménagère to Placée -- Con otros muchos : marriage -- Bachelor patriarchs : life partnerships across the color line -- Making up the quadroon -- Selling the quadroon -- Reimagining the quadroon.
Local note	Little-357989--305131063256Z
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.
LCCN	2012042539
ISBN	9781469607528 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1469607522 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ1439 .N65 C53 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold