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by: Lamont D. Thomas
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.4004960730924
EAN: 9780252012129
ISBN: 0252012127
Label: University of Illinois Press
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 187
Publication Date: January 01, 1970
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Sales Rank: 2499688
Studio: University of Illinois Press
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Rating: - Paul Cuffe was a remarkable visonary and businessman.
Paul Cuffe who lived from 1759 to 1817 was a remarkable man. He was a self made man, a successful businessman and a philanthropist. He is the epitome of the American spirit. That he was a black man and the son of a freed slave and an Indian woman, makes his story that much more intriguing. In his time, he was the wealthiest man in the Westport, MA area which was in the shadow of the whaling and shipping port of New Bedford. He was also a founding member of the Westport Quaker Meeting which ... Read More
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