Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy As the Largest Slave-trading Dynasty in U.S. History - Hardcover

Dewolf, Thomas Norman

 
9780807072813: Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy As the Largest Slave-trading Dynasty in U.S. History

Synopsis

A provocative memoir describes one family's efforts to come to terms with its past as America's most powerful slave-trading dynasty by following the trade route from New England, to West Africa, to Cuba while confronting the horrors of slavery firsthand and its modern-day legacy for Americans of all races.

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About the Author

Thomas Norman DeWolf was born in California and educated at the University of Oregon. He served as city councilor, county commissioner, and for nine years on the Oregon Arts Commission. His years of public service focused on literacy, children's issues, and restorative justice. A member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, he lives with his wife in Oregon.

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9780807072820: Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History

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ISBN 10:  0807072826 ISBN 13:  9780807072820
Publisher: Beacon Press, 2009
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