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  • Fighting for Freedom

    Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence

    Edited by Torren L. Gatson, Tiffany N. Momon, William A. Strollo ...
    As the companion to the exhibition, Fighting for Freedom places Black craftspeople at the forefront of American history, from before the Revolutionary War through the Civil War and beyond Reconstruction. Delving into diverse narratives of creativity, resilience, and triumph in the quest for freedom, this book underscores the evolution of freedom through the lens of material culture—by exploring ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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    An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

    by Ilyon Woo ...
    Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography“A rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light-skinned Ellen disguised as a disabled white gentleman and William as her manservant, exploiting assumptions about race, class, and disability to hide in public on their journey to the North, where they became famous abolitionists while evading bounty ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Underground Railroad

    Next Stop, Toronto!

    by Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper, Karolyn Smardz Frost ...
    "The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto! stands out as an engaging and highly readable account of the lives of Black people in Toronto in the 1800s. Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper and Karolyn Smardz Frost offer many helpful points of entry for readers learning for the first time about Black history in Canada. They also give surprising and detailed information to enrich the understanding of ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts

    The True Story of The Bondwoman's Narrative

    by Gregg Hecimovich ...
    WINNER OF THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHYAMERICAN BOOK AWARD WINNERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHYA groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a forward by Henry Louis Gates Jr.In 1857, a woman escaped enslavement on a North Carolina plantat... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Plantation Goods

    A Material History of American Slavery

    by Seth Rockman ...
    A Pulitzer Prize finalist in History, this eye-opening rethinking of nineteenth-century American history reveals the interdependence of the Northern industrial economy and Southern slave labor.The industrializing North and the agricultural South—that’s how we have been taught to think about the United States in the early nineteenth century. But in doing so, we overlook the economic ties that held ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Denmark Vesey’s Garden

    Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy

    by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts ...
    **One of Janet Maslin’s Favorite Books of 2018, The New York TimesOne of John Warner’s Favorite Books of 2018, Chicago TribuneNamed one of the “Best Civil War Books of 2018” by the Civil War Monitor“A fascinating and important new historical study.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times“A stunning contribution to the historiography of Civil War memory studies.”—Civil War TimesThe stunning, groundb... ... Read more

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  • Denmark Vesey's Garden

    Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy

    by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts ...
    One of Janet Maslin's Favorite Books of 2018, The New York TimesOne of John Warner's Favorite Books of 2018, Chicago TribuneNamed one of the "Best Civil War Books of 2018" by the Civil War Monitor"A fascinating and important new historical study."— Janet Maslin, The New York Times"A stunning contribution to the historiography of Civil War memory studies."— Civil War TimesThe stunning, grou... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sleeping with the Ancestors

    How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery

    by Joseph McGill Jr., Herb Frazier ...
    In this enlightening personal account, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sleep in former slave dwellings—revealing the fascinating history behind these sites and shedding light on larger issues of race in America.**"Thought-provoking." —**New York TimesSince founding the Slave Dwelling Project project in 2010, historic preservationist Joseph McGill Jr. has been touring the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • George Washington's Mount Vernon : At Home in Revolutionary America

    At Home in Revolutionary America

    by Robert F. Dalzell;Lee Baldwin Dalzell ...
    George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Smashing Statues

    The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

    by Erin L. Thompson ...
    A leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America.An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Salem's Witch House

    A Touchstone to Antiquity

    by John Goff ...
    A close-up look at this historic Massachusetts landmark, including photos and illustrations.Though Salem is located on Massachusetts's scenic North Shore, its history has not always been picturesque. The "Witch City," as it is internationally known, is home to numerous landmarks dedicated to the notorious trials of 1692.Of these, the Witch House is perhaps most significant—the former residence of ... Read more

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  • A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations

    by Cheryl H. White, W. Ryan Smith ...
    Series series Haunted America
    Stories of ghosts and strange happenings at these historic Southern homes—with photos included.Louisiana plantations evoke images of grandeur and elegance, but beyond the facade of stately homes are stories of hope and subjugation, tragedy and suffering, shame and perseverance and war and conquest.After sixteen workers axed most of the Houmas House's ancient oak trees, referred to as "the ... Read more

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