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

DeWolf, Thomas Norman

ISBN 10: 0807072818 / ISBN 13: 9780807072813

Published by Beacon Press, 2008

About this Item

First edition, second printing. Fine in fine DJ. Signed by the author on the dedication page with an inscription and date but no named recipient. See photos. Comes with two bookmarks printed for this book and the related PBS P.O.V. video and a copy of the Washington Post article on the book and video from June 28, 2008.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807072818
• ISBN 13: 9780807072813
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

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.

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.