9781982145095, 1982145099, 9781982145101, and 1982145102
Description:
xii, 944 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-890) and index
Contents:
Introduction -- Northern regions. New England: Puritan purposes, Akan ethics, American values ; Hudson Valley: Dutch capitalists, Angolan entrepreneurs, American strivers ; Delaware Valley: Quaker founders, Guinea achievers, American reformers -- Southern regions. Chesapeake Virginia and Maryland: English founders, West African strivers, Afro-American leaders ; Coastal Carolina, Georgia, and Florida: Barbadian planters, Gullah Geechee cultures, American roots ; Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast: French, Spanish, and Anglo rulers; Bamana, Benin & Congo slaves; American Pluralism in the Mississippi Valley -- Frontier regions. Western frontiers: Fulani herders, Carolina cattlemen, Texas mustangers ; Maritime frontiers: West African boatmen, Atlantic seamen, American maritime traditions ; Southern frontiers: Angolan soldiers, Afro-Spanish militias, U.S. Seminole Negro scouts -- Summary and conclusion
Summary:
"A brilliant synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States"-- Provided by publisher