Isbn: 9780884482758 - maine's visible black history: the first chronicle of its people (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Not Issued. 1st Edition. pp: 429. Bound in pictorial card covers. As described in the cover blurb, the book is an ".illustrated tapestry personal reminiscences, local, state, and national history." It includes an early history, a section on black communities, contributions to work, church, education, military, and sports, and arts and science. Along the way, personal and family histories are detailed. There are vintage photographs throughout the text. And individuals are identified by name. The appendices contain references to the slave trade, statistics on black miners, war veterans, and some personal accounts of escape from slavery. The bibliography includes valuable references on the subject. Overall, a very good copy with only light signs of use at the edges of the covers.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A clean unmarked copy in excellent condition. 429 pages.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Bookplate on half-title page from the Pejepscot Historical Society Book Award. ; Signed by both authors on the title page. Book is in excellent condition. "Black men and women have been integral parts of Maine culture and society since the beginning of the colonial era. Indeed, Mainers of African descent served in every American conflict from the King Philip's War to the present. However, the many contributions of blacks in shaping Maine and the nation have, for a number of reasons, gone largely unacknowledged. Maine's Visible Black History now uncovers and reveals a rich and long-neglected strata of state history and proves a very real connection to regional and national events." [goodreads]; ; 429 pages; Signed by All Authors.…