2 Into the Promised Land

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I . LIFE AS A SLAVE
6. 1 What Can a Man Do? 9
7. 2 Into the Promised Land 28
8. PART II . FREE MAN AND FREE LABORER
9. 3 A Horticultural Community 39
10. 4 A Gardening Career 54
11. 5 Cultural Meanings of Gardening 70
12. 6 Escaping Wage Slavery 88
13. PART III . FREE MAN AND CITIZEN
14. 7 A Whiggish Sensibility 97
15. 8 James F. Brown, Voting Rights Politics, and Antislavery Activism 112
16. 9 The Informal Politics of Association 129
17. Conclusion 152
18. Notes 163
19. Index 205
20. About the Author 209