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Slavish Shore

The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674088191

Publication Date: 08/01/2015

400 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

25 halftones

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Jeffrey L. Amestoy has served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and is a Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School.

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At History News Network, read Jeffrey Amestoy on Robert Morris—in 1851, the only Black practicing lawyer among the nation’s 24,000 white attorneys
On Vermont Public Radio’s Vermont Edition, listen to Amestoy discuss how Richard Henry Dana, Jr., upset Boston society
Read Amestoy’s celebration of Dana’s legacy in the Los Angeles Times
Read Amestoy’s overview of Dana’s battle against the Brahmins at History News Network
At VT Digger, read Amestoy’s take on the complex racial history of the northeast U.S., and how it contributes to today’s racial tensions
At Random Lengths News, read a comparison of Richard Henry Dana’s thoughts on race relations to the those of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick
Read coverage of Slavish Shore in the Vermont/New Hampshire Valley News
Read a brief Boston Globe profile of Jeffrey Amestoy
Read a profile of Amestoy at the Vermont Journalism Trust project, VTDigger
Read about Richard Henry Dana in Harvard Magazine
Watch Amestoy discuss his early life, career, and interest in Dana on Vermont Public Television’s Connect…, and view WCAX (Burlington, Vermont)’s coverage of the new chapter in the former chief justice’s life

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