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Slavery and the Making of America
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Slavery and the Making of America Paperback - 2006

by Horton, Lois E., Horton, James Oliver

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This companion volume to the four-part PBS series on the history of American slavery--narrated by Morgan Freeman and scheduled to air in February 2006--illuminates the human side of this inhumane institution, presenting it largely through the stories of the slaves themselves. Features 120 illustrations.

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Slavery and the Making of America
  • Author Horton, Lois E., Horton, James Oliver
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, N Y
  • Date 2006-02-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Movie/TV Tie-In, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5051631-6
  • ISBN 9780195304510 / 0195304519
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects Slavery - United States - History, African Americans - History - To 1863
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.049

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About the author

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 North, In Hope of Liberty: Culture, Community and Protest Among Northern Free Blacks, 1700-1860, and Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America.