Last seen : the enduring search by formerly enslaved people to find their lost families / Judith Giesberg.
"Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family members stolen away during slavery."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982174323
- ISBN: 1982174323
- ISBN: 9781982174330
- ISBN: 1982174331
- Physical Description: xxv, 309 pages : facsimiles ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-290) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A note on language -- Introduction -- Patience and Clara Bashop -- The children of Hagar Outlaw -- Both of Tally Miller's children -- I was the boy -- The Andersons of Mineola, Texas -- Looking for Lias -- Emeline and Julia -- Henry Saffold's chain of evidence -- Husbands and wives -- Diana Johnson's hope.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Freed persons > United States > Biography.
Freed persons > Family relationships > United States > History.
Enslaved persons > Family relationships > United States > History.
African American families > History > 19th century.
Family reunification > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > History > 1863-1877. - Genre:
- Informational works.
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- 29 of 32 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 973.04 GIE (Text) | 37810435832281 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | 973.049 G 2025 (Text) | 0112523784847 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 973.049 GIE (Text) | 22281500160356 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | 973.0496 GIE (Text) | 31781069059895 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | 973.049 G (Text) | 31554012286828 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fairview Library | 973.0496 GIE (Text) | 0020514017142 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Forsyth Central | 973.049 G 2025 (Text) | 0112524405381 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 973.049 Gie (Text) | 30308101366921 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 973.049 GIE (Text) | 900005000277380 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Government and Heritage Library | 973.04968 G455l (Text) | 33091008389587 | Adult Storage Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
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