Author:
Manning, Chandra, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016]
Description396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Note:Part I. Out of Egypt -- Grit and limits: experiencing emancipation in eastern contraband camps -- Constant turbulence: experiencing emancipation in western contraband camps -- Part II. By the sword -- Precarious routes to freedom: wartime emancipation in contraband camps -- Uneasy alliances: wartime citizenship in contraband camps -- Part III. Time in the desert -- Imperfect ploughshares: from military to civil authority, April-December 1865 -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-377) and index.