416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical charts ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Sieur Jacques -- "Ester, a free woman of color" -- Natural children -- "In them days everything was free and easy" -- The aristocracy of color -- A settling of scores -- An independent man -- Thickets of the law -- The mathematics of race -- "Well known in negro circles" -- Defining whiteness -- On the fringes -- Epilogue: Clamorgan Alley.