| Description |
v, 458 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Facts on File library of American history |
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An eyewitness history |
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Eyewitness history series.
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Facts on File library of American history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-443) and index. |
| Contents |
The West Coast of Africa: 1441-1866 -- The Middle Passage: 1500-1866 -- Americans in the slave trade: 1526-1865 -- Slave life: 1619-1865 -- Slave work: 1619-1865 -- Runaways: 1619-1865 -- Canada, other refuges, and the colonization/emigration movement: 1501-1865 -- Rebels: 1526-1865 -- Indians as slaves, as friends and enemies of Black slaves, and as slaveholders: 1529-1865 -- The argument over slavery: 1637-1865 -- Black soldiers in America's wars: 1635-1865 -- The end of slavery: 1861-1865 -- Appendix A: Documents -- Appendix B: Biographies of major personalities -- Appendix C: Glossary. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Schneider, Carl J.
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| Note |
At head of title: An eyewitness history. |
| ISBN |
0816038635 (acid-free paper) |
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