About the book
In 1830 Richard Walpole Cogdell, a husband, father, and bank clerk in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased a fifteen-year-old enslaved girl, Sarah Martha Sanders. Before her death in 1850, she bore nine of his children, five of whom reached adulthood. In 1857, Cogdell and his enslaved children moved to Philadelphia, where he bought them a house and where they became, virtually overnight, part of the African American middle class. An ambitious historical narrative about the Sanders family, Tangled Journeys tells a multigenerational, multiracial story that is both traumatic and prosaic while forcing us to confront what was unseen, unheard, and undocumented in the archives, and thereby inviting us into the process of American history making itself.
Editions of Tangled Journeys
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469679952
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469679969
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469679976
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469679990
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469680002
- PDF
- ISBN 9781469679983
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In 1830 Richard Walpole Cogdell, a husband, father, and bank clerk in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased a fifteen-year-old enslaved girl, Sarah Martha Sanders. Before her death in 1850, she bore nine of his children, five of whom reached adulthood. In 1857, Cogdell and his enslaved children moved to Philadelphia, where he bought them a house and where they became, virtually overnight, part of the African American middle class. An ambitious historical narrative about the Sanders family, Tangled Journeys tells a multigenerational, multiracial story that is both traumatic and prosaic while forcing us to confront what was unseen, unheard, and undocumented in the archives, and thereby inviting us into the process of American history making itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tangled Journeys about?
In 1830 Richard Walpole Cogdell, a husband, father, and bank clerk in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased a fifteen-year-old enslaved girl, Sarah Martha Sanders. Before her death in 1850, she bore nine of his children, five of whom reached adulthood. In 1857, Cogdell and his enslaved children moved to Philadelphia, where he bought them a house and where they became, virtually overnight, part of the African American middle class. An ambitious historical narrative about the Sanders family, Tangled Journeys tells a multigenerational, multiracial story that is both traumatic and prosaic while forcing us to confront what was unseen, unheard, and undocumented in the archives, and thereby inviting us into the process of American history making itself.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Tangled Journeys?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Ethnic studies / Ethnicity
Where can I read a sample of Tangled Journeys?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469679952
How long is Tangled Journeys and how many pages does it have?
Tangled Journeys has 288 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Tangled Journeys?
Lori D. Ginzberg
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Tangled Journeys is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469679952) and paperback(ISBN 9781469679969) and ebook(ISBN 9781469679976) and ebook(ISBN 9781469679990) and ebook(ISBN 9781469680002) and pdf(ISBN 9781469679983)
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