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Introduction
to African American Photographs, 1840 -1950
Identification, Research, Care & Collecting
by Ross J. Kelbaugh
$14.95
Paperback, 120 pages, profusely illustrated (click image for a larger cover
picture)
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"One of the most popular areas today for genealogical research and photography collecting focuses on the African American experience, and now a new publication helps to make this easier and more rewarding. Introduction to African American Photographs, 1840-1950 is the first book ever published to focus exclusively on the identification, research, care and collecting of vintage African American photographs. Spanning from photography's beginnings with the daguerreotype of the early 1840s through the gelatin silver prints of the1950s, each major photographic format that has recorded African Americans, both free and slave, is presented to provide readers with the tools needed to accurately interpret black images. Useful resources for investigating the people in photographs are also discussed and numerous "In Focus" case studies are included which use actual photographs as models for conducting photography research. Helpful advice is also included concerning the proper care needed for each type of photograph as well. For those interested in collecting African American photographs, valuable tips are given that will help them evaluate the collectibility and value of images." (Historic Graphics Publications, from book description, http://www.historicgraphics.com)
Thomas Publications, 2005
UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD IN PENNSYLVANIA
by
William
J. Switala
$19.95
Paperback, 224 pages, 17 b/w photos, 10 maps
Order Number: 0-8117-1629-5 I want to order this book.
Includes
detailed maps of the known routes and railroad sites.
Organized
in antebellum America to help slaves escape to freedom, the Underground Railroad
was cloaked in secrecy and operated at great peril to everyone involved. The
system was extremely active in Pennsylvania, with routes in all parts of the
state.
This
book retraces those routes, discusses the large city networks, identifies the
houses and sites where escapees found refuge, and records the names of the
people who risked their lives to support the operation.
William
J. Switala is a professor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
and the author of several textbooks on Pennsylvania history. He has been
researching the Underground Railroad for more than ten years and has lectured
extensively on the subject.
Stackpole Books
AFRICAN
AMERICANS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Above
Ground and Underground An
Illustrated Guide
by
Charles
L. Blockson
$29.95
Hardcover, 288 pages, 110 b/w photos/illustrations -- 8 1/2 x 9 1/2
Order Number: 1-879441-85-3
Charles
L. Blockson, one of the leading authorities on African American history, has
compiled one of the nation's largest private collections of black history
artifacts, photographs, maps, and books, a culmination of forty years of
research. This guide, drawn from his vast collection and research, explores
sites significant to the African American experience in Pennsylvania and
includes maps with highlighted events from each part of the state.
Charles
Blockson founded the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum in
Philadelphia and is curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
at Temple University. He has written on the Underground Railroad for National
Geographic.
RB
Books
Essays
on African-Americans in Confederate Armies
edited
by Richard Rollins
$16.95
Paperback, 172 pages, 3 photos
Order Number: 0-9638993-9-2 I want to order this book.
The first serious scholarship on a forgotten Civil War issue. Eleven essays detail the experiences of black servants and soldiers in the Confederate Army. One reviewer called it "an important contribution" to the study of race in war.
(Rank and File)
EPISODES
OF GETTYSBURG AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
As Witnessed and Recorded by Professor J. Howard Wert
edited by G. Craig Caba
$22.95
Paperback, 113 pages, 48 illustrations, 3 maps
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Editor G. Craig Caba draws material from the legendary J. Howard Wert Anti-Slavery Collection to present the story of abolitionist activities in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Easily overshadowed by the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, this fascinating and detailed study of anti-slavery activists and Underground Railroad "stations" in and around Gettysburg is every bit as important to a thorough understanding of the root causes of the war.
Primary source documents and photographs of period artifacts form the core of this work, including an 1820 map of Adams County that shows the location of major farms and sites on the Underground Railroad. The texts of early anti-slavery meetings in Adams County are presented, clearly showing a determined and defiant opposition to slaveholding among many of the residents who lived only a few miles from neighboring slaveholders in Maryland. Letters, memoirs and reminiscences of those who witnessed the political and social debates, shepherded runaway slaves, and fought for their cause, add a firm foundation to the commentary.
"From its very beginnings Gettysburg was gripped with controversy over the slavery issue. Numerous families owned slaves in Adams County, including an early 19th century congressman, Mr. McSherry, while others carried on the wagon and carriage-making trade with slave owners in nearby Maryland and the Valley of Virginia. The social contradictions collided at that small, rural town near the Mason-Dixon Line--Gettysburg." --from the book.
(G. Craig Caba Antiques)
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Original material © Copyright Civil War and More, James E. Schmick, 2005-2007
Some book cover illustrations and descriptive text courtesy of Stackpole Books,
Mechanicsburg, PA; used by permission.
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