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Eastern National, Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, Published date: 2004. Printed paper wrappers; 56 pp; 28 cm; staple bound. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations, portraits, maps, and historical reproductions. Part of the National Park American History Series.
In very good condition. Original pictorial paper covers with light bumping and creasing to edges and corners; mild overall surface scuffing; small area of price sticker residue at bottom corner of rear cover. Spine sound; binding tight. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Concise historical overview of African American life from the earliest European colonization through Reconstruction. The text examines the role African Americans played in shaping colonial society and the early United States, addressing enslavement, labor, resistance, family life, religion, culture, and the political and social transformations of the period from 1565 to 1877. Illustrated with historical images, documents, and artworks drawn from museum and archival collections associated with the National Park Service. Written for a general readership and issued for educational use in national parks and historic sites.