Описание: The westward migration of nearly half a million Americans in the mid-nineteenth century looms large in U.S. history. Classic images of rugged Euro-Americans traversing the plains in their prairie schooners still stir the popular imagination. But this traditional narrative, no matter how alluring, falls short of the actual - and far more complex - reality of the overland trails. Among the diverse peoples who converged on the western frontier were African American pioneers - men, women, and children. Whether enslaved or free, they too were involved in this transformative movement. Sweet Freedom's Plains is a powerful retelling of the migration story from their perspective. Tracing the journeys of black overlanders who traveled the Mormon, California, Oregon, and other trails, Shirley Ann Wilson Moore describes in vivid detail what they left behind, what they encountered along the way, and what they expected to find in their new, western homes. She argues that African Americans understood advancement and prosperity in ways unique to their situation as an enslaved and racially persecuted people, even as they shared many of the same hopes and dreams held by their white contemporaries. For African Americans, the journey westward marked the beginning of liberation and transformation. At the same time, black emigrants' aspirations often came into sharp conflict with real-world conditions in the West. Although many scholars have focused on African Americans who settled in the urban West, their early trailblazing voyages into the Oregon Country, Utah Territory, New Mexico Territory, and California deserve greater attention. Having combed censuses, maps, government documents, and white overlanders' diaries, along with the few accounts written by black overlanders or passed down orally to their living descendants, Moore gives voice to the countless, mostly anonymous black men and women who trekked the plains and mountains.Sweet Freedom's Plains places African American overlanders where they belong - at the center of the western migration narrative. Their experiences and perspectives enhance our understanding of this formative period in American history.
Автор: Grau, Shirley Ann Название: The Keepers of the House ISBN: 1400030749 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781400030743 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1559.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Mary Ann Moon, Moon Shirley Gaither, Gaither Название: 5 easy steps to reading ISBN: 195272564X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781952725647 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From esteemed City Lights editor and poet Garrett Caples, Lovers of Today is not only a tender tribute to departed artists, it is a veneration of the evanescence of life.
Описание: A powerful, uplifting and moving story of a teenage girl`s battle against losing her sight and keeping her friendships. Mafalda is 13 and has been blind since she was 10. and the horrible girl in school, Debbie, who seems very interested in Filippo . So now Mafalda has to start thinking what Filippo really means to her .
Автор: Smolko Shirley Ann Название: More Adventures of a Psychic Nurse: Haunted Hospitals! ISBN: 1734514620 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781734514629 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2476.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Join me on my adventures into the fascinating world of spirits and haunted hospitals. After reading this book, you may find yourself too scared to enter another hospital again.
Автор: Young Shirley Ann Название: Abortion: The Real Cause of It and the Solution ISBN: 1667800981 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781667800981 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 3035.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Once books change their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world`s most influential women in this collection of 20 biographies.
Описание: A powerful, uplifting and moving story of a teenage girl`s battle against losing her sight and keeping her friendships. Mafalda is 13 and has been blind since she was 10. and the horrible girl in school, Debbie, who seems very interested in Filippo . So now Mafalda has to start thinking what Filippo really means to her .
Автор: Stanley, Shirley Ann Название: Enchanted stream colouring book ISBN: 1398490024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781398490024 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1107.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This work offers a comprehensive presentation of the identification, biology, ecology and sampling of insect pests in stored foods, and provides a balanced ciew of the biological, physical and chemical control methods used in pest management. It furnishes step-by-step procedures for creating individually tailored integrated pest management programmes. Every available method of control is covered.
