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Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 134164 3 129253 book 2005 New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan total:73|5:18|4:27|3:17|2:9|1:2| 73 269 131 18 77397 3.66 398 142 72938164 356012 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.62 69 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 3 0 false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:04:18 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:03:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70590796 2007954 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 0 false Wed Sep 09 08:12:44 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:17:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53209729 1315707 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 1 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 05:38:06 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 05:43:01 -0700 2009
Reading the author's notes in the Appendices and Footnotes allows you to follow how she developed her data and used current technology (databases, Arc Info) to assist in tr...more...]]> 22249532 548185 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 3 1 false Fri Aug 01 09:57:36 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 13:04:22 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 09:57:36 -0700 2008 The Name of War, but it's a worthwhile read. Lepore addresses two huge issues that don't get taught about American history. First, slavery as an institution thrived in all of the American colonies (later states), not just the Southern US. In the 1700s, New York...more...]]> 18569241 280383 946778 1400040299 9781400040292 2 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179700601m/946778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179700601s/946778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/946778.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 4.75 4 New York Burning is a well-told tale of a once-notorious episode that took place in Manhattan in 1741. Though, as Jill Lepore writes, New York's "slave past has long been buried," for most of the 18th century one in five inhabitants of Manhattan were enslaved, making it second only to Charleston, South Carolina, "in a wretched calculus of urban unfreedom." Over the course of a few weeks in 1741, ten fires burned across Manhattan, sparking hysteria and numerous conspiracy rumors. Initially, rival politicians blamed each other for the blazes, but they soon found a common enemy. Based solely on the testimony of one white woman, some 200 slaves were accused of conspiring to burn down the city, murder the resident whites, and take over the local government. Under duress, 80 slaves confessed to the crimes and were forced to implicate others. When the trial was over, 13 black men were burned at the stake, 17 more were hanged (along with four whites accused of working with them), and 70 others were shipped off to the Caribbean where slavery conditions were even worse.

By necessity, Jill Lepore bases much of her research on a journal written in 1744 by New York Supreme Court Justice Daniel Horsmanden, which she describes as "one of the most startling and vexing documents in early American history" and "a diary, a mystery, a history, and maybe one of English literature's first detective stories." Adding cultural and political context to the available evidence, Lepore questions whether there was a conspiracy at all, or if it was blind fear run amok that led to the guilty verdicts for so many slaves. As she points out, fear of slave revolt was a real and consistent theme throughout the early days of the colonies. Crisply written and meticulously researched (the book includes several detailed appendices), New York Burning is a gripping narrative of events that led to what one colonist referred to as the "bonfires of the Negroes." --Shawn Carkonen

]]> 2005 5 0 false Sat May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Mar 24 23:21:34 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 23:22:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13642440 764994 946778 1400040299 9781400040292 2 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179700601m/946778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179700601s/946778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/946778.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 New York Burning is a well-told tale of a once-notorious episode that took place in Manhattan in 1741. Though, as Jill Lepore writes, New York's "slave past has long been buried," for most of the 18th century one in five inhabitants of Manhattan were enslaved, making it second only to Charleston, South Carolina, "in a wretched calculus of urban unfreedom." Over the course of a few weeks in 1741, ten fires burned across Manhattan, sparking hysteria and numerous conspiracy rumors. Initially, rival politicians blamed each other for the blazes, but they soon found a common enemy. Based solely on the testimony of one white woman, some 200 slaves were accused of conspiring to burn down the city, murder the resident whites, and take over the local government. Under duress, 80 slaves confessed to the crimes and were forced to implicate others. When the trial was over, 13 black men were burned at the stake, 17 more were hanged (along with four whites accused of working with them), and 70 others were shipped off to the Caribbean where slavery conditions were even worse.

By necessity, Jill Lepore bases much of her research on a journal written in 1744 by New York Supreme Court Justice Daniel Horsmanden, which she describes as "one of the most startling and vexing documents in early American history" and "a diary, a mystery, a history, and maybe one of English literature's first detective stories." Adding cultural and political context to the available evidence, Lepore questions whether there was a conspiracy at all, or if it was blind fear run amok that led to the guilty verdicts for so many slaves. As she points out, fear of slave revolt was a real and consistent theme throughout the early days of the colonies. Crisply written and meticulously researched (the book includes several detailed appendices), New York Burning is a gripping narrative of events that led to what one colonist referred to as the "bonfires of the Negroes." --Shawn Carkonen

]]> 2005 4 0 false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jan 26 12:37:33 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 12:40:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 43866734 391491 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 1 0 false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 17:22:05 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 16:55:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 18789403 1029290 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 27 14:46:51 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 15:34:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42240441 302347 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 0 0 false Wed Jan 07 12:11:38 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 20:36:03 -0800 2009 68689742 2391930 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 3 0 false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 09:47:32 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 14:24:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4044308 232942 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 3 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 15:20:24 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:37:55 -0800 2009
One of those historical narratives that are popular now. Interesting story about a supposed plot by slaves to burn New York City in 1941. Although the city's primary fort and several prominent homes were indeed burnt down, at this point in the story it appe...more...]]> 15728904 690231 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 15:33:12 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 15:33:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2687867 158456 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 0 false Tue Jul 03 17:04:12 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 17:05:02 -0700 2007 2213207 117800 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 10:56:28 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 10:57:53 -0700 2007 5193390 303694 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 2 0 false Mon Aug 27 16:46:59 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 16:47:37 -0700 2007 27847609 317431 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 5 0 false Mon Jul 21 08:14:59 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 08:18:30 -0700 2008 341960 33076 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 0 0 false Tue Mar 20 10:05:19 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:50:30 -0800 2009 13962979 646318 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 13:29:22 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 13:29:59 -0800 2008 82150926 719553 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 5 0 false Sat Dec 26 23:29:57 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 27 14:45:27 -0800 2009 81900525 2988253 134164 1400032261 9781400032266 16 <![CDATA[New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640m/134164.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172034640s/134164.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134164.New_York_Burning_Liberty_Slavery_and_Conspiracy_in_Eighteenth_Century_Manhattan 3.68 73 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner

Over a frigid few weeks in the winter of 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall.

In New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events, re-creating, with path-breaking research, the nascent New York of the seventeenth century. Even then, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.]]> 2005 4 0 false Wed Dec 23 18:02:27 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 18:02:27 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=134164