Black Odyssey - by Nathan Huggins (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A provocative and humane account of the enslavement of Africans and their experience as slaves in America.
- About the Author: Nathan Irvin Huggins was W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of History and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University at the time of his death in 1989.
- 336 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
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Book Synopsis
A provocative and humane account of the enslavement of Africans and their experience as slaves in America.From the Back Cover
This classic work of scholarship and empathy tells the story of the self-creation of the African-American people. It assesses the full impact of the Middle Passage...and of North American slavery both on the enslaved and on those who enslaved them.Review Quotes
"Nowhere are the psychological dynamics of this ordeal and triumph more clearly, gracefully, or economically set forth." -- Willie Lee Rose, The New York Review of Books "Black Odyssey is a masterful work, at once poetic and instructive. His is an enduring contribution to the study of American history. This book deserves the widest readership." -- Herbert G. Gutman "A thoughtful and thought-provoking book...written with feeling." -- Oscar Handlin "The classic on the subject for a long time to come....The general reader, for whom the work is written, will simply be enthralled." -- The New Yorker
About the Author
Nathan Irvin Huggins was W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of History and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University at the time of his death in 1989. He was Professor of History at Columbia when he wrote Black Odyssey and traveled through West Africa and the American South to research it. He is the author of Harlem Renaissance (1971) and Slave and Citizen: The Life of Frederick Douglass (1980) and the editor of Voices from the Harlem Renaissance (1976). He also edited the biographical series, Black Americans of Achievement.Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Publisher: Vintage
Theme: African American Studies
Format: Paperback
Author: Nathan Huggins
Language: English
Street Date: September 5, 1990
TCIN: 92256432
UPC: 9780679728146
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-5744
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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