The First Passage: Blacks in the Americas 1502-1617 (The ^AYoung Oxford History

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“This vintage ex.lib. hardcover book with dustcover is in good condition.”
Country of Origin
United States
Signed
No
Ex Libris
Yes
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
Yes
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Era
1500s
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket, Ex-Library, Illustrated
ISBN
9780195086997
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195086996
ISBN-13
9780195086997
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58794

Product Key Features

Book Title
First Passage : Blacks in the Americas 1502-1617
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
People & Places / United States / African American, Black Studies (Global), History / United States / General, United States / General, History / General, African American
Publication Year
1995
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Juvenile Nonfiction, History
Author
Colin A. Palmer
Book Series
The ^Ayoung Oxford History of African Americans Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
94-017355
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Although First Passage is the first volume in the Young Oxford History ofAfrican Americans, these works should be required reading for people of all agesand all races."--Copley News Service, "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery.... Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement."--School Library Journal"Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in thediaspora."--Booklist (starred review)"An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in the Americas."--National Black Employment Directory"Although First Passage is the first volume in the Young Oxford History of African Americans, these works should be required reading for people of all ages and all races."--Copley News Service"Probes the ordeal of the first blacks to cross over to the Americas."--Children's Bookwatch"The First Passage is well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of African Americans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery.... Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement."--School Library Journal "Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."--Booklist (starred review) "An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in the Americas."--National Black Employment Directory "Although First Passage is the first volume in the Young Oxford History of African Americans, these works should be required reading for people of all ages and all races."--Copley News Service "Probes the ordeal of the first blacks to cross over to the Americas."--Children's Bookwatch "The First Passage is well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of African Americans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery.... Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement."-- School Library Journal "Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."-- Booklist (starred review) "An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in the Americas."-- National Black Employment Directory "Although First Passage is the first volume in the Young Oxford History of African Americans, these works should be required reading for people of all ages and all races."-- Copley News Service "Probes the ordeal of the first blacks to cross over to the Americas."-- Children's Bookwatch " The First Passage is well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of African Americans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in theAmericas."--National Black Employment Directory, "The First Passage is well-researched, well-written, and beautifullyillustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of AfricanAmericans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in the Americas."--National Black Employment Directory, "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery.... Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement."--School Library Journal "Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."--Booklist(starred review) "An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in the Americas."--National Black Employment Directory "AlthoughFirst Passageis the first volume in theYoung Oxford History of African Americans,these works should be required reading for people of all ages and all races."--Copley News Service "Probes the ordeal of the first blacks to cross over to the Americas."--Children's Bookwatch "The First Passageis well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of African Americans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery....Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing preciseinformation on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as aresult of diaspora and enslavement."--School Library Journal, "Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in thesixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."--Booklist (starred review), "Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."--Booklist (starred review), "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery.... Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement."--School Library Journal"Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million people, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenth century.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."--Booklist (starred review)"An important examination of the earliest recorded Black presence in the Americas."--National Black Employment Directory"Although First Passage is the first volume in the Young Oxford History of African Americans, these works should be required reading for people of all ages and all races."--Copley News Service"Probes the ordeal of the first blacks to cross over to the Americas."--Children's Bookwatch"The First Passage is well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of African Americans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmerlooks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migrationand enslavement of what is estimated to be between 10 million and 20 millionpeople, and the roles that blacks plays in the New World in the sixteenthcentury.... While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describeshow an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora."--Booklist(starred review), "The First Passage is well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated. It is an excellent introduction to the history of African Americans."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Although First Passage is the first volume in the Young Oxford History of African Americans, these works should be required reading for people of all ages and all races."--Copley News Service, "Undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery.... Ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement."--School Library Journal
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Sixth Grade
Series Volume Number
Volume 1
Grade To
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
973/.0496073 s 973/
Synopsis
The history of African Americans begins in Africa, a continent that was home to people with different languages, traditions, histories, and religions. They called themselves Twi, Yoruba, Zulu, Ashanti, and Kumba, among other names. In the early sixteenth century Europeans turned to Africa for the labor force needed to mine, cultivate, and process the bounty of natural resources in the newly colonized Americas. As many as 12 million Africans from varied ethnic backgrounds endured forced migration and enslavement. Out of their suffering was forged a new people--no longer simply Twi, Yoruba, Ashanti, or Kumba. In the Americas, they first became Africans and then African Americans. The First Passage examines the first century of the recorded black presence in the Americas. The ordeal of the Atlantic crossing gave way to the isolation and humiliation of slavery and the loss of friends and family. Some slaves attempted rebellion and escape. Others maintained as many religious and cultural traditions as possible and as the African-American population grew, forged new traditions and new ties of kinship. This history remains at the core of black life in the Americas. Colin Palmer tells a story of extraordinary suffering. But The First Passage is also a timeless lesson in endurance and survival., The history of African Americans begins in Africa, a continent that was home to people with different languages, traditions, histories, and religions. They called themselves Twi, Yoruba, Zulu, Ashanti, and Kumba, among other names. In the early sixteenth century Europeans turned to Africa for the labor force needed to mine, cultivate, and process the bounty of natural resources in the newly colonized Americas. As many as 12 million Africans from varied ethnicbackgrounds endured forced migration and enslavement. Out of their suffering was forged a new people--no longer simply Twi, Yoruba, Ashanti, or Kumba. In the Americas, they first became Africans and thenAfrican Americans. The First Passage examines the first century of the recorded black presence in the Americas. The ordeal of the Atlantic crossing gave way to the isolation and humiliation of slavery and the loss of friends and family. Some slaves attempted rebellion and escape. Others maintained as many religious and cultural traditions as possible and as the African-American population grew, forged new traditions and new ties of kinship. This history remains at the coreof black life in the Americas. Colin Palmer tells a story of extraordinary suffering. But The First Passage is also a timeless lesson in endurance and survival.
LC Classification Number
E185.Y68 1995 vol. 1

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