From Slave Ship to Harvard
Author | : James H. Johnston |
Publisher | : Fordham Univ Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780823239504 |
ISBN-13 | : 0823239500 |
Rating | : 4/5 (500 Downloads) |
Download or read book From Slave Ship to Harvard written by James H. Johnston and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of six generations of an African American family in Maryland. Based on paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories, the book traces Yarrow Mamout and his in-laws, the Turners, from the colonial period through the Civil War to Harvard and finally the present day.