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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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical study
author Jill Lepore NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Manhattan NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
eighteenth-century Manhattan
history of American liberty
racial fear in colonial America
slavery in New York City
timeFocus colonial era

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