 The Strength
of These Arms: Life in the Slave Quarters
by: Raymond Bial
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780395773949; $16.00
ISBN-10: 0395773946
Hardcover; 40 pages
Publication Date: 09/09/1997
Trim Size: 8.00 x 10.00
Carton Quantity: 30
Age Range: 8-12 years
Grade Range: Grades 4-6
Subject(s):
JUVENILE NONFICTION: History - US/19th Century
JUVENILE NONFICTION: People & Places-US/African-American
Description:
Most slaves lived desperately hard lives, working from sunup to sundown, with
few comforts. Yet despite their surroundings, they made homes of what they had.
Holding fiercely to their African heritage while adapting to the customs of
their strange new land, these first African-Americans handed down a legacy of
perseverance and strength. The everyday life of plantation slaves is detailed in
text and haunting photographs of recently excavated plantation sites, giving
immediacy to the lives of enslaved Africans while paying tribute to the daily
courage of a people who endured against all odds.
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