A succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective.
Provides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America
Includes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage
Comprehensive headnotes introduce each selection
A Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents
Includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay
About the Author
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.
New to Edition
Eight new documents added, all of them except one by women
An entirely new chapter on 'The Visual History of Slavery', consisting of ten photos treated as documents
New chapter organization of ten chapters follows the life cycle of slavery in the US in a more coherent manner
Bibliographical essay and the extensive bibliography have been condensed and updated to reflect latest scholarship
Follows the Uncovering the Past series model: 250 pages/$29.95
Features
Provides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America
Includes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage
Comprehensive headnotes introduce each selection
A Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents
Includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay
