Resultaten voor 's jean'

1. Pedro Pérez Sarduy
2. Jean Stubbs

Afro-Cuban Voices

Based on the vivid firsthand testimony of prominent Afro-Cubans who live in Cuba, this book of interviews looks at ways that race affects daily life on the island. While celebrating their racial and national identity, the collected voices express an urgent need to end the silences and distortions of history in both pre- and postrevolutionary Cuba.

1. James , Stephen
2. Jean-Jacques , Dessalines

The Opportunity; or, Reasons for an Immediate Alliance With St. Domingo. By the Author of "The Crisis of the Sugar Colonies."

Originally published in 1814, this influential book argues for the abolition of slavery in colonial territories and advocates for an alliance between the British Empire and the newly-independent nation of Haiti. Written by James Stephen, an influential abolitionist, the book draws on interviews with Haitian leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines and offers a powerful critique of colonialism and slavery. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

1. George S. Bernard

Civil War Talks

George S. Bernard was a Petersburg lawyer and member of the 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Over the course of his life, Bernard wrote extensively about his wartime experiences and collected accounts from other veterans. After his death in 1912, his papers became scattered or simply lost.

Local Voices, Global Debates

How do contemporary communities in the Caribbean engage with their past? This book answers this by bringing local Caribbean voices to talk about archaeological heritage. Each chapter discusses how local researchers create bridges between archaeology, heritage, and communities in different Caribbean countries.

1. Nannie T. Alderson
2. Helena Huntington Smith

A Bride Goes West

Nannie T. Alderson's memoir recounts the life of a transplanted, southern woman who, after marrying in 1883, finds herself learning to run a ranch in eastern Montana near the mouth of Lame Deer Creek. This edition features a foreword from Nannie’s great-grandniece, Jeanie Alderson, who ranches in the same area.

1. Berkeley Scott
2. Jeanine Scott

Kentucky's Lost Bourbon Distilleries