Great NY Conspiracy of 1741

by Peter Charles Hoffer

Book Overview

Three and a half decades before the city of New York witnessed the first great battle waged by the new United States of America for its independence, rumors of a massive conspiracy among the city's slaves spread panic throughout the colony. On the testimony of frightened bondsmen and a handful of whites, over seventy slaves were convicted and a third of these were executed. The suspected conspiracy in New York prompted one of the most extensive slave...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700612467
• ISBN13: 9780700612468
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The Great New York Conspiracy

As usual, Peter Hoffer provides his readers with a gracefully written look at a intriquing but little known moment in our nation's past. And, as is true of his other studies, his work on the NY Conspiracy is thought-provoking and placed intelligently in context so that both the small picture and the large picture can be appreciated. Though intended for professional historians and graduate students, lay readers and undergraduates can enjoy--and profit--from this work.