Displaying 1 of 1 2025 Author: Giesberg, Judith Ann, 1966- author. Title: Last seen : the enduring search by formerly enslaved people to find their lost families / Judith Giesberg. Call Number: 973.049 Gie Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025. Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Description: xxv, 309 pages : facsimiles ; 24 cm. Summary: "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. Subjects: 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. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-290) and index. Contents: 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. LCCN: 2024030632 ISBN: 9781982174323 1982174323 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find it Syndetics Unbound Map It Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
