Theodore Corbett, The Promise of Freedom for Slaves Escaping in British Ships: The Emancipation Revolution, 1740-1807

Reviews 419 -a mysterious animal -and how that symbol first serves as a catalyst for local issues and then evolves into a symbol of local culture.The Chessie Phenomenon was sometimes exploited for profit and sometimes to promote a worthy cause.Cheezum does not solve the mystery of what Chessie actually was.Instead, he shows us how Chessie was like a Rorschach Inkblot, showing readers how people and communities interpreted an ambiguous phenomenon in ways that served their needs.