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Slavery and the Making of America
Horton, James Oliver; Horton, Lois E.
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Description for Slavery and the Making of America
paperback. Paperback edition of the companion to the four-part PBS series on the history of American slavery which aired February 2005. Num Pages: 256 pages, 123 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 624.
The history of slavery is central to understanding the history of the United States. Slavery and the Making of America offers a richly illustrated, vividly written history that illuminates the human side of this inhumane institution, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Readers will discover a wide ranging and sharply nuanced look at American slavery, from the first Africans brought to British colonies in the early seventeenth century to the end of Reconstruction. The authors document the horrors of slavery, particularly in the deep South, and describe the slaves' valiant struggles to free themselves from ... Read more
The history of slavery is central to understanding the history of the United States. Slavery and the Making of America offers a richly illustrated, vividly written history that illuminates the human side of this inhumane institution, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Readers will discover a wide ranging and sharply nuanced look at American slavery, from the first Africans brought to British colonies in the early seventeenth century to the end of Reconstruction. The authors document the horrors of slavery, particularly in the deep South, and describe the slaves' valiant struggles to free themselves from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195304510
SKU
V9780195304510
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About Horton, James Oliver; Horton, Lois E.
James Oliver Horton is the Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies & History at George Washington University, and Historian Emeritus at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Lois E. Horton is a Professor of History at George Mason University. They are the authors of such classic studies as Black Bostonians: Family Life and Community Struggle in the Antebellum ... Read more
Reviews for Slavery and the Making of America
"This is a gripping tale of the African and African American experience, full of drama, tragedy, and courage. The Hortons demonstrate their wide mastery of the literature, telling the tragic and triumphant story of the 'peculiar institution' through the words and experiences of the people who lived it."
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University "The Hortons have long been among ... Read more
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University "The Hortons have long been among ... Read more