A forgotten man -- Beginnings -- Revolutionary potters -- Feat of clay -- Commeraw's stoneware -- Potters and politics -- Treasures in jars of clay -- Set in stone -- United States service -- Dashed to pieces -- My name is Mud -- The end
Summary:
"Presented here for the first time in two centuries is the lost story of New York City potter Thomas W. Commeraw, a key early African-American figure whose identity slipped through the fingers of history. Rediscovered by the author in the first years of this century, Commeraw stands as one of the most fascinating of all historic American decorative artists: an abolitionist, activist, highly influential craftsman and, ultimately, the hopeful founder of a new African republic"-- Back cover