New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan

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"New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan" is a historical study by Jill Lepore that examines the 1741 slave conspiracy trials in New York City to explore the intertwined histories of slavery, fear, and the development of American liberty.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
historical study ⓘ
author Jill Lepore ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
examines legal history of slave trials in New York ⓘ
politics of fear in eighteenth-century New York ⓘ
relationship between slavery and liberty in colonial America ⓘ
focusesOnEvent 1741 New York City slave conspiracy ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasFormat hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasMainTheme conspiracy ⓘ
legal history ⓘ
liberty ⓘ
race relations in colonial America ⓘ
slavery ⓘ
urban history ⓘ
hasPerspective critical examination of foundational American myths ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in U.S. history ⓘ
scholars of American history ⓘ
students of early American studies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor analysis of 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials ⓘ
exploring intertwined histories of slavery and American freedom ⓘ
placeFocus British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Manhattan ⓘ
publisher Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
relatedTo African American history ⓘ
American Revolution-era ideas of liberty ⓘ
New York City history ⓘ
history of slavery in the United States ⓘ
setInLocation New York City ⓘ
setInTimePeriod 1741 ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
subject 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials ⓘ
eighteenth-century Manhattan ⓘ
history of American liberty ⓘ
racial fear in colonial America ⓘ
slavery in New York City ⓘ
timeFocus colonial era ⓘ

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