About this title: 'The First Passage' examines the first century of the recorded black presence in the Americas. The ordeal of the Atlantic crossing gave way to 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 book is also a timeless lesson in endurance and ...
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Volume 1. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780195086997ISBN:0195086996
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Description: Fine. Hardcover; extremely tight binding, very clean; appears never to have been used; no marks or writing of any kind; multiple copies available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995-04-27
ISBN-13:9780195099058ISBN:0195099052
Description: Very Good. Oxford University Press [Published date: 1995]. Hard cover, 128 pp. Second Printing. Very good in very good dust jacket. Green and brown paper over boards with gold lettering on spine. Slight bow to boards. Faint rubbing along edges. Binding tight. Pages crisp clean and bright with no markings. Dust jacket has a few tiny nicks along the edges and light overall rubbing. NOT price clipped. Now in a protective Brodart cover. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Includes b&w ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780195086997ISBN:0195086996
Description: Very Good. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. REMAINDER MARK ON BOTTOME EDGE. BLACKS AMERICA SLAVERY JUVENILE LITERATURE. Remainder mark on bottom edge. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195099058ISBN:0195099052
Description: Very good. Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. All pages are undamaged with potentially only a few, small markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1995. Hardcover. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. Includes dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995-04-27
ISBN-13:9780195099058ISBN:0195099052
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995-04-27
ISBN-13:9780195086997ISBN:0195086996
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780195099058ISBN:0195099052
Description: As New. As New dustjacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New/As New dustjacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 127 pages. Numerous illustrations. Both book and dustjacket are essentially flawless. The book is exceptionally clean and stain free, it stands perfectly straight, and it is very firm and tight in its binding, no pages loose, missing, folded, or torn. The hinges are sound and undamaged. The corners are sharp and unbumped. The pages are clean, clear and unsmudged, and all text is bright ... read more
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