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Auslander, Mark.

The accidental slaveowner revisiting a myth of race and finding an American family / [electronic resource] : Mark Auslander. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (376 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The myth of Kitty -- Distant kin : slavery and cultural intimacy in a Georgia community -- "The tenderest solicitude for her welfare" : founding texts of the Andrew-Kitty narrative -- "As free as I am" : retelling the narrative -- "The other side of paradise" : mythos and memory in the cemetery -- "The most interesting building in Georgia" : the strange career of Kitty's cottage -- Enigmas of kinship : Miss Kitty and her family -- "Out of the shadows" : the Andrew family slaves -- Saying something now.

ISBN: 9780820341927 0820341924

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Andrew, James O. 1794-1871 --Biography.
Kitty, 1822-1851 --Biography.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Methodist Episcopal Church, South--History--19th century.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bishops--Georgia--Biography.
Slaveholders--Georgia--Biography.
Women slaves--Social conditions--Georgia--19th century.
Slavery--History--Georgia--19th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E445.G3 / A97 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 975.8/041