Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery by Leon F. Litwack (English)

Description: Been in the Storm So Long by Leon F. Litwack Provides a study of the transition from slavery to freedom that was experienced by four million Black men and women. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book AwardBased on hitherto unexamined sources- interviews with ex-slaves, diaries and accounts by former slaveholders, this "rich and admirably written book" (Eugene Genovese, The New York Times Book Review) aims to show how, during the Civil War and after Emancipation, blacks and whites interacted in ways that dramatized not only their mutual dependency, but the ambiguities and tensions that had always been latent in "the peculiar institution."Contents1. "The Faithful Slave"2. Black Liberators3. Kingdom Comin4. Slaves No More5. How Free is Free?6. The Feel of Freedom- Moving About7. Back to Work- The Old Compulsions8. Back to Work- The New Dependency9. The Gospel and the Primer10. Becoming a People Author Biography Leon F. Litwack, PhD is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofTrouble in Mind- Black Southerners in the Age of Jim Crow, Been in the Storm So Long- The Aftermath of Slavery, and North of Slavery- The Negro in the Free States, 1790-1860. He is the recipient of the Parkman Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Distinguished Teaching Awards, and a National Endowment for the Humanities Film Grant, and is the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Table of Contents 1. "The Faithful Slave"2. Black Liberators3. Kingdom Comin4. Slaves No More5. How Free is Free?6. The Feel of Freedom: Moving About7. Back to Work: The Old Compulsions8. Back to Work: The New Dependency9. The Gospel and the Primer10. Becoming a People Review "Litwack displays a keen sense of the revealing expression and incident; a controlled passion against injustice and cruelty; and a grasp--not always in evidence these days--of the elements of genuine tragedy in the black-white confrontation that has shaped southern history."--Eugene Genovese, The New York Times Book Review"As a comprehensive study of the coming of freedom, Litwacks book has no rival."--C. Vann Woodward, The New York Review of Books Review Quote "Litwack displays a keen sense of the revealing expression and incident; a controlled passion against injustice and cruelty; and a grasp--not always in evidence these days--of the elements of genuine tragedy in the black-white confrontation that has shaped southern history."--Eugene Genovese,The New York Times Book Review "As a comprehensive study of the coming of freedom, Litwacks book has no rival."--C. Vann Woodward,The New York Review of Books Details ISBN0394743989 Author Leon F. Litwack Short Title BEEN IN THE STORM SO LONG Pages 672 Language English ISBN-10 0394743989 ISBN-13 9780394743981 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1980 Series Vintage Residence CA, US Birth 1928 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Subtitle The Aftermath of Slavery DOI 10.1604/9780394743981 UK Release Date 1980-08-12 AU Release Date 1980-08-12 NZ Release Date 1980-08-12 US Release Date 1980-08-12 Narrator Susan McInearny Translator James Anderson Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Qualifications RDN Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1980-08-12 DEWEY 973.0496073 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160386800;

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