{"product_id":"mr-and-mrs-prince-how-an-extraordinary-eighteenth-century-family-moved-out-of-slavery-and-into-legend-9780060510749","title":"Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and Into Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerging comprehensive research and grand storytelling, \u003cem\u003eMr. and Mrs. Prince\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the true story of a remarkable pre-Civil War African-American family, as well as the challenges that faced African-Americans who lived in the North versus the slaves who lived in the South. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Terry, a devoted wife and mother, was the first known African-American poet and Abijah Prince, her husband, was a veteran of the French and Indian wars and an entrepreneur. Together they pursued what would become the cornerstone of the American dream--having a family and owning property where they could live, grow, and prosper. Owning land in both Vermont and Massachusetts, they were well on their way to settling in when bigoted neighbors tried to run them off. Rather than fleeing, they asserted their rights, as they would do many times, in court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a story that not only demonstrates the contours of slavery in New England but also unravels the most complete history of a pre-Civil War black family known to exist. Illuminating and inspiring, \u003cem\u003eMr. and Mrs. Prince\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the lives of those who could have been forgotten and brings to light a history that has intrigued but eluded many until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060510749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerzina, Gretchen Holbrook:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGretchen Holbrook Gerzina is the author and editor of several books, including \u003cem\u003eCarrington\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBlack London\u003c\/em\u003e (a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e notable book); \u003cem\u003eBlack Victorians\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Victoriana\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFrances Hodgson Burnett\u003c\/em\u003e; and others. She is the Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography at Dartmouth College, where she also chairs the English Department, the first African-American woman to do so in the Ivy League. She has won grants from Fulbright and the National Endowment for Humanities and hosts \u003cem\u003eThe Book Show\u003c\/em\u003e, a nationally syndicated weekly radio program that airs on ninety stations across the country, interviewing current authors of literary fiction, biography, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097853755507,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_50e9dea9-69f1-4700-8bf5-210053540282.jpg?v=1748615942","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/mr-and-mrs-prince-how-an-extraordinary-eighteenth-century-family-moved-out-of-slavery-and-into-legend-9780060510749","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}