Thomas Downing, New York's Oyster King - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Not AvailISBN-13:9798330446490UPC:9798330446490Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:African American & Black, United States, ModernBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.21 inchesWeight:0.3197Product ID:SCEY41DDS1
Thomas Downing, New York's Oyster King
Thomas Downing, the son of free slaves, rose from collecting oysters to running New York City's most elegant oyster restaurant. He became New York City's early 19th-century Oyster King and a prominent reformer. Honesty, hard work, and generosity earned him respect across the color line. Downing's story is tied to the rise, fall, and revival of the oysters themselves. Exploitation was replaced by...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Not AvailISBN-13:9798330446490UPC:9798330446490Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:African American & Black, United States, ModernBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.21 inchesWeight:0.3197Product ID:SCEY41DDS1
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