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Author Armstrong, Douglas V., author.

Title The archaeology of Harriet Tubman's life in freedom / Douglas V. Armstrong
Edition First edition
Published Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2022
©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 474 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Part one. Uncovering inspiration. Underground no more : uncovering inspiration through archaeology -- Interpreting the evidence of Harriet Tubman -- The historical and archaeological landscape of the Harriet Tubman Home -- Part two. Historical perspective on Harriet Tubman. The pursuit of liberty and a life in freedom -- Harriet Tubman's life in Central New York -- A second farm and dreams for a home for the aged -- Part three. Integrating historical and archaeological contexts. The Tubman Farmstead : archaeological and historical contexts uncovered -- The struggle to open the Harriet Tubman Home -- A dream fulfilled : the opening of Harriet Tubman Home in John Brown Hall -- Legacy house : the wood-frame house at the Harriet Tubman Home -- A brick kiln and brick production in the Auburn community -- Part four. Integrating Tubman's social activism : the past inspires the future -- Keep on going : spirituality, belief, and fulfillment -- Epilogue: The legacy of inspiration : serving others
Summary "This archaeological and historical study reconstructs and interprets Harriet Tubman's public and private life in freedom. It integrates archaeological findings with historical research focusing on Tubman's house and a small seven-acre farm in Fleming, New York, as well as an adjacent farm just across the town line in the City of Auburn"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2022)
Subject Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913.
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 -- Homes and haunts
SUBJECT Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 fast
Subject African American social reformers -- New York (State) -- Auburn -- Biography
Social archaeology -- New York (State) -- Cayuga County
HISTORY / African American
African American social reformers
Antiquities
Homes
Social archaeology
SUBJECT Harriet Tubman National Historical Park (N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2022002094
Auburn (N.Y.) -- Antiquities
Fleming (N.Y.) -- Antiquities
Subject New York (State) -- Cayuga County
New York (State) -- Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
New York (State) -- Auburn
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022000154
ISBN 9780815655237
0815655231