Counterfeit Justice: The Judicial Odyssey of Texas Freedwoman Azeline Hearne Contributor(s): Baum, Dale (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807134058 ISBN-13: 9780807134054 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2008041290 |
Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For many of the forty years of her life as a slave, Azeline Hearne cohabitated with her wealthy, unmarried master, Samuel R. Hearne. She bore him four children, only one of whom survived past early childhood. When Sam died shortly after the Civil War ended, he publicly acknowledged his relationship with Azeline and bequeathed his entire estate to their twenty-year-old mulatto son, with the provision that he take care of his mother. When their son died early in 1868, Azeline inherited one of the most profitable cotton plantations in Texas and became one of the wealthiest ex-slaves in the former Confederacy. In Counterfeit Justice, Dale Baum traces Azeline's remarkable story, detailing her ongoing legal battles to claim and maintain her legacy. |