African American Voices - A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877

Informationen zum Autor Steven Mintz is Professor of History and Director, American Cultures Program, at the University of Houston. His thirteen books include Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life (1988; co-authored with Susan Kellogg); and a major interpretation of antebellum reform, Moralists & Modernizers: America's Pre-Civil War Reformers (1995). His most recent book, Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood , received the Association of American Publishers R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Scholarly Book of 2004; the Organization of American Historians 2004 Merle Curti Award for the best book in social history; and the Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for the best non-fiction book of 2004. Klappentext Including more than 70 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. It presents 250 years of the collective life-cycle of an enslaved people through substantial excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters that document the experience of bondage, and supplies comprehensive introductions and head notes, a visual history of slavery, and an extensive bibliography. Zusammenfassung Including more than 50 documents that span the history of slavery in America! African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. Inhaltsverzeichnis 9008958

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steven Mintz, Steven (University of Houston Mintz
• Collaboration: Steven Mintz (Editeur)
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 06.02.2009
• EAN: 9781405182676
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8267-6
• Pages: 272
• Thème: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, C 1600 To C 1700, Black & Asian Studies, C 1700 To C 1800, Slavery and abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General