© 2017 by Tiya Miles
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Names: Miles, Tiya, 1970- author.
Title: The dawn of Detroit: a chronicle of slavery and freedom in the city of the straits / Tiya Miles.
Description: New York: The New Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017018381 (print) | LCCN 2017031043 (ebook) | ISBN 9781620972328 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Detroit (Mich.)--History--18th century. | Detroit (Mich.)--History--19th century. | Detroit (Mich.)--Race relations. | Slavery--Michigan.
Classification: LCC F574.D457 (ebook) | LCC F574.D457 M55 2017 (print) | DDC 977.4/3401--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017018381
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