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The first emancipator : the forgotten story of Robert Carter, the founding father who freed his slaves /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy, Andrew, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Carter, Robert, > 1728-1804.
Plantation owners > Virginia > Biography.
Slaveholders > Virginia > Biography.
Gentry > Virginia > Biography.
Revolutionaries > United States > Biography.
Slaves > Emancipation > Virginia.
Slavery > Virginia > History > 18th century.
Slaves > Emancipation > United States > Case studies.
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
Description
Physical Description:xviii, 310 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-214) and index.
ISBN:0375508651 (acid-free paper)