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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679447385
ISBN-13
9780679447382
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6071672
Product Key Features
Book Title
Israel on the Appomattox : A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War
Number of Pages
656 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, General, Land Use, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
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Yes
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Law, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
37.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
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Trade
LCCN
2003-065976
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"Melvin Patrick Ely previously wrote a wonderfully original and significant book on the popular radio and television series Amos 'n' Andy that upset a number of facile assumptions. He has now done exactly the same for Israel Hill, a largely forgotten community of free Black farmers and workers in antebellum Virginia. Once again we are indebted to him for enabling us to take a deeper look at aspects of our past and our culture we thought we fully understood." --Lawrence W. Levine author of Black Culture and Black Consciousness "Melvin Ely achieves an astonishing project by meticulously mining rich veins of archival sources to give us a fresh (and refreshing) view of the constraints and possibilities for rural free blacks living in antebellum times. The book unfolds as a revelation, and it contributes profoundly to the revision of our understanding of African-American life in the nineteenth century." --Michael Kammen, author of American Culture, American Tastes "This remarkable account of a free black community in the heart of antebellum Virginia is rich with new insights on the dimensions of bondage and freedom in the slave South. The author's meticulous research and elegant writing make the experience of reading it both a reward and a pleasure." --James M. McPherson, author of The Battle Cry of Freedom "In an astonishing act of historical research and imagination, Melvin Ely has recreated an entire world in a forgotten corner of the slave South. The people of his remarkable story--black and white, free and enslaved--emerge from a dark past to stand before us in sharp relief . By understanding their lives we understand the American South in a new and more profound way." --Edward L. Ayers, author of In the Presence of Mine Enemies: War in the Heart of America, 1859-1863 "In this extraordinary book, Melvin Ely unfolds the drama of three generations of African Americans successfully building a community on the banks of Virginia's Appomattox River, negotiating business, and even social relations with white neighbors Israel on the Appomattox is a surprising and often heartening story of human struggle, personal dignity and complex interracial cooperation in the deep shadow of slavery. It up-ends traditional assumptions about race in the Old South and, in so doing, poses striking possibilities for America's future." --James Oliver Horton, co-author of Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America "A path-breaking analysis of antebellum Virginia, Ely's superbly documented discussion of race relations is seminal and destined for controversy. Imaginative use of evidence like court records shows black-white interactions ranged from commerce to marria≥ courts often treated Afro- Virginians fairly, and blacks were self-regarding actors far removed from Sambo stereotypes." --Gerald Jaynes, author of Branches Without Roots: The Genesis of the Black Working Class "This is a remarkable book. Based on exhaustive research in county records, it reconstructs in extraordinary detail the experiences of a distinctive free black community in antebellum Viginia. In the process, it sheds new light on black-white relations in the Old South and challenges some of our conventional views." --George M. Fredrickson, author of White Supremacy, "Melvin Patrick Ely previously wrote a wonderfully original and significant book on the popular radio and television series Amos 'n' Andy that upset a number of facile assumptions. He has now done exactly the same for Israel Hill, a largely forgotten community of free Black farmers and workers in antebellum Virginia. Once again we are indebted to him for enabling us to take a deeper look at aspects of our past and our culture we thought we fully understood." --Lawrence W. Levine author ofBlack Culture and Black Consciousness "Melvin Ely achieves an astonishing project by meticulously mining rich veins of archival sources to give us a fresh (and refreshing) view of the constraints and possibilities for rural free blacks living in antebellum times. The book unfolds as a revelation, and it contributes profoundly to the revision of our understanding of African-American life in the nineteenth century." --Michael Kammen, author ofAmerican Culture, American Tastes "This remarkable account of a free black community in the heart of antebellum Virginia is rich with new insights on the dimensions of bondage and freedom in the slave South. The author's meticulous research and elegant writing make the experience of reading it both a reward and a pleasure." --James M. McPherson, author ofThe Battle Cry of Freedom "In an astonishing act of historical research and imagination, Melvin Ely has recreated an entire world in a forgotten corner of the slave South. The people of his remarkable story--black and white, free and enslaved--emerge from a dark past to stand before us in sharp relief . By understanding their lives we understand the American South in a new and more profound way." --Edward L. Ayers, author ofIn the Presence of Mine Enemies: War in the Heart of America, 1859-1863 "In this extraordinary book, Melvin Ely unfolds the drama of three generations of African Americans successfully building a community on the banks of Virginia's Appomattox River, negotiating business, and even social relations with white neighborsIsrael on the Appomattoxis a surprising and often heartening story of human struggle, personal dignity and complex interracial cooperation in the deep shadow of slavery. It up-ends traditional assumptions about race in the Old South and, in so doing, poses striking possibilities for America's future." --James Oliver Horton, co-author ofHard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America "A path-breaking analysis of antebellum Virginia, Ely's superbly documented discussion of race relations is seminal and destined for controversy. Imaginative use of evidence like court records shows black-white interactions ranged from commerce to marria≥ courts often treated Afro- Virginians fairly, and blacks were self-regarding actors far removed from Sambo stereotypes." --Gerald Jaynes, author ofBranches Without Roots: The Genesis of the Black Working Class "This is a remarkable book. Based on exhaustive research in county records, it reconstructs in extraordinary detail the experiences of a distinctive free black community in antebellum Viginia. In the process, it sheds new light on black-white relations in the Old South and challenges some of our conventional views." --George M. Fredrickson, author ofWhite Supremacy
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
975.5/63200496073
Synopsis
Thomas Jefferson denied that whites and freed blacks could live together in harmony. His cousin, Richard Randolph, not only disagreed, but made it possible for ninety African Americans to prove Jefferson wrong. Israel on the Appomattox tells the story of these liberated blacks and the community they formed, called Israel Hill, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. There, the former Randolph slaves and other free African Americans established farms, navigated the Appomattox River, and became entrepreneurs. Free blacks and whites did business with one another, sued each other, worked side by side for equal wages, joined forces to found a Baptist congregation, moved west together, and occasionally settled down as man and wife. Slavery cast its grim shadow, even over the lives of the free, yet on Israel Hill we discover a moving story of hardship and hope that defies our expectations of the Old South. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
F232.P83E49 2004
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- t***l (163)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Mes pasadoCompra verificadaItem arrived in exactly the condition I remembered it from working in the Kentucky Room (1987-2014). It was as described or actually better. Shipping was very fair and very fast as was lucky enough for the Lexington post office to not send it three states away as so often happens these days. The book was packaged perfectly, safe yet easy to open. The book was an excellent value, glad to have it yet I also have mixed feelings about being able to have it along with the other Madison Cawein books.
- t***o (181)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaBook shipped quickly, very well packaged. When it arrived, it was found to have several faults that had not been mentioned in the description. When these flaws were pointed out to the seller, compensation was immediately provided. Seller's attention to this matter was very professional, and reflects my overall postive evaluation. Thanks very much.Indian Summer (#156453583596)
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