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Author Mallios, Seth, 1971- author.

Title Born a slave, died a pioneer : Nathan Harrison and the historical archaeology of legend / Seth Mallios
Published New York : Berghahn, 2020
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Contents History, his stories, and historiography -- The man, the myth, the legend -- Digging for answers
Summary "Few people in the history of the United States embody ideals of the American Dream more than Nathan Harrison. His is a story with prominent themes of overcoming staggering obstacles, forging something-from-nothing, and evincing gritty perseverance. In a lifetime of hard-won progress, Harrison survived the horrors of slavery in the Antebellum South, endured the mania of the California Gold Rush, and prospered in the rugged chaos of the Wild West. This book uses spectacular recent discoveries from the Nathan Harrison cabin site to offer new insights and perspectives into this most American biography"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis Black history
Civil War
Reconstruction
Westward expansion
african american history
american biography
american dream
american history
biography
forging something from nothing
gold rush
historical biography
historical
history of slavery
overcoming staggering obstacles
wild west
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2022)
Subject Harrison, Nathaniel, -1920.
SUBJECT Harrison, Nathaniel, -1920 fast
Subject African Americans -- California -- Palomar, Mount, Region -- Antiquities
Enslaved persons -- Kentucky -- Biography
African American pioneers -- California -- Palomar, Mount, Region -- Biography
Pioneers -- California -- Palomar, Mount, Region -- Biography
African American pioneers
African Americans -- Antiquities
Antiquities
Pioneers
Enslaved persons
SUBJECT Nathan Harrison Cabin Site (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2019102570
Palomar, Mount, Region (Calif.) -- Antiquities
San Diego County (Calif.) -- Antiquities
Subject California -- Nathan Harrison Cabin Site
California -- San Diego County
Kentucky
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019033238
ISBN 9781789203486
1789203481