Atlantic Bonds: A Nineteenth-Century Odyssey from America to Africa

by Lisa A. Lindsay

Book Overview

A decade before the American Civil War, James Churchwill Vaughan (1828-1893) set out to fulfill his formerly enslaved father's dying wish that he should leave America to start a new life in Africa. Over the next forty years, Vaughan was taken captive, fought in African wars, built and rebuilt a livelihood, and led a revolt against white racism, finally becoming a successful merchant and the founder of a wealthy, educated, and politically active family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469631121
• ISBN13: 9781469631127
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"