Many Thousands Gone The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America |
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Author:
| Berlin, Ira |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-00211-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Imprint: | Belknap Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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A leading historian of southern and African-American life traces the evolution of black society in America from its creation in the early 17th century through the American Revolution. Berlin reveals the diverse forms that slavery and freedom assumed before cotton was king.
A leading historian of southern and African-American life traces the evolution of black society in America from its creation in the early 17th century through the American Revolution. Berlin reveals the diverse forms that slavery and freedom assumed before cotton was king.