"Esclavage États-Unis 17e siècle." . . "Sklaverei USA Geschichte 17. Jh." . . "Slavery United States History 18th century." . . "Rogers D. Spotswood Collection." . . "Afroamericans Condicions socials S. XVII." . . "Neri - Stati Uniti d'America - Condizioni economiche e sociali - Sec.17.-18." . . "Slavernij." . . "Esclavitud Estats Units d'Amèrica Història S. XVIII." . . "People with visual disabilities Books and reading." . . "Afro-Americans." . . "Electronic books." . . "Esclavage Histoire 17e siècle États-Unis." . . "Esclavage Histoire 18e siècle États-Unis." . . "Esclavitud Estats Units d'Amèrica Història S. XVII-XVIII." . . "USA." . . "USA" . "Esclavitud Estats Units d'Amèrica Història S. XVII." . . "esclavage Etats-Unis 17e s. (fin) / 19e s." . . "Sklaverei." . . "Suženjstvo Zgodovina Združene države Amerike." . . "1600-1800" . . "Schiavitù - Stati Uniti d'America - Sec.17.-18." . . "SOCIAL SCIENCE Slavery." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Llibres electrònics" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Today most Americans, black and white, identify slavery with cotton, the deep South, and the African-American church. But at the beginning of the nineteenth century, after almost two hundred years of African-American life in mainland North America, few slaves grew cotton, lived in the deep South, or embraced Christianity. Many Thousands Gone traces the evolution of black society from the first arrivals in the early seventeenth century through the Revolution. In telling their story, Ira Berlin, a leading historian of southern and African-American life, reintegrates slaves into the history of the American working class and into the tapestry of our nation. Laboring as field hands on tobacco and rice plantations, as skilled artisans in port cities, or soldiers along the frontier, generation after generation of African Americans struggled to create a world of their own in circumstances not of their own making. In a panoramic view that stretches from the North to the Chesapeake Bay and Carolina lowcountry to the Mississippi Valley, Many Thousands Gone reveals the diverse forms that slavery and freedom assumed before cotton was king. We witness the transformation that occurred as the first generations of creole slaves--who worked alongside their owners, free blacks, and indentured whites--gave way to the plantation generations, whose back-breaking labor was the sole engine of their society and whose physical and linguistic isolation sustained African traditions on American soil."@en . "Today most Americans, black and white, identify slavery with cotton, the deep South, and the African-American church. But at the beginning of the nineteenth century, after almost two hundred years of African-American life in mainland North America, few slaves grew cotton, lived in the deep South, or embraced Christianity. Many Thousands Gone traces the evolution of black society from the first arrivals in the early seventeenth century through the Revolution. In telling their story, Ira Berlin, a leading historian of southern and African-American life, reintegrates slaves into the history of the American working class and into the tapestry of our nation. Laboring as field hands on tobacco and rice plantations, as skilled artisans in port cities, or soldiers along the frontier, generation after generation of African Americans struggled to create a world of their own in circumstances not of their own making. In a panoramic view that stretches from the North to the Chesapeake Bay and Carolina lowcountry to the Mississippi Valley, Many Thousands Gone reveals the diverse forms that slavery and freedom assumed before cotton was king. We witness the transformation that occurred as the first generations of creole slaves--who worked alongside their owners, free blacks, and indentured whites--gave way to the plantation generations, whose back-breaking labor was the sole engine of their society and whose physical and linguistic isolation sustained African traditions on American soil." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "This volume sketches the complex evolution of slavery and black society from the first arrivals in the early 1600s through the American Revolution. Today most Americans, black and white, identify slavery with cotton, the deep South, and the African-American church. But at the beginning of the nineteenth century, after almost two hundred years of African-American life in mainland North America, few slaves grew cotton, lived in the deep South, or embraced Christianity. The author demonstrates that earlier North American slavery had many different forms and meanings that varied over time and from place to place. He shows that slavery and race did not have a fixed character that endured for centuries but were constantly being constructed or reconstructed in response to changing historical circumstances. This work illustrates that complex nature of American slavery, the falsity of many of our stereotypes, and the unique world wrought by the slaves themselves." . . . . . . . "Many thousands gone : the first two centuries of slavery in North America" . "Many thousands gone : the first two centuries of slavery in North America"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Many Thousands Gone The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America"@en . . . "Many thousands gone: the first two centuries of slavery in N.A"@en . . "ACLS Humanities E-Book" . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . . "Many thousands gone the first two centuries of slavery in North America" . "Many thousands gone the first two centuries of slavery in North America"@en . . . . . . "Many thousands gone"@en . . . . . . . . . "Afroamericans Condicions socials S. XVII-XVIII." . . "Nordamerika." . . "American Council of Learned Societies." . . "Geschichte." . . "Slavery United States History y18th century." . . "Esclavage États-Unis Histoire 18e siècle." . . "Noirs américains Conditions sociales 18e siècle." . . "Historia da america" . . "African Americans Social conditions 17th century." . . "Esclavitud Estados Unidos Historia." . . "Slavery United States History y17th century." . . "Črnci Družbeni položaj Združene države Amerike 17.-18.st.." . . "Westindien" . . "Noirs américains Conditions sociales." . . "United States." . . "United States" . "Afroamerikaner sociala förhållanden Förenta staterna 1600-talet 1700-talet." . . "1600 - 1799" . . "Sozialgeschichte." . . "Slavery United States History." . . "Esclavage États-Unis Histoire 17e siècle." . . "Slaveri." . . "Schwarze." . . "African Americans Social conditions 18th century." . . "Noirs américains Conditions sociales 17e siècle." . . "Historia da america politica e sociedade (escravidao)" . . "Esclavage États-Unis 18e siècle." . . "Geschichte 1600-1800" . . "Geschichte 1600-1800." . "Afroamericans Condicions socials S. XVIII." . . "Esclavage États-Unis Histoire." . . "Slavery United States History 17th century." . . "Noord-Amerika." . . "African Americans Social conditions y18th century." . . . . "Slaveri Förenta staterna." . . "Sklaverei USA Geschichte 18. Jh." . . "African Americans Social conditions" . . "African Americans Social conditions." . "African Americans Social Conditions." . "African Americans History." . . "Slavery." . . "Slavery" . "African Americans Social conditions y17th century." . . "Negros (em geral)." . . "Negros (em geral)" .