American Slavery History in an Hour, Kat Smutz
American Slavery History in an Hour, Kat Smutz
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American Slavery: History in an Hour

Author: Kat Smutz

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2013


Synopsis

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. From the first slaves arriving in Jamestown in 1619, the cotton fields in the Southern States and shipbuilding in New England, to the slaves who laid down their lives in war so that Americans could be free, American Slavery in an Hour covers the breadth of the subject without sacrificing important historical and cultural details. An important and dark time in Black – and American – history, American Slavery in an Hour will explain the key facts and give you a clear overview of this much discussed period of history, as well as its legacy in modern America. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on September 05, 2022

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” ― Abraham Lincoln This book deals with the history of Slavery in America. It discusses about the first slaves who arrived in Jamestown to the slaves who sacrificed their lives in the A......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on January 27, 2023

A short and easy overview of Slavery. Lots of pictures make it even more interesting.......more

Goodreads review by John on April 02, 2014

American Slavery by Kat Smutz is an abbreviated discourse about what some used to refer to as America’s “Peculiar Institution”. Fancy words to denote such a shameful period of American history… I generally appreciate how societal forces shape the mindsets of those living during certain times and in......more

Goodreads review by Sir on March 02, 2024

I wanted a brief overview of American slavery rather than a huge tome. This book delivered that. It was fairly straight forward in its deliverance of the facts but I still felt it was a bit too overly academic in style for one’s own tastes and purposes - in a brief overview I want it brief, light an......more

Goodreads review by Markéta on May 26, 2023

Tyhle recenze se budou dost opakovat, ale v dobrém, protože jsem konečně našla stručnou, jasnou a přehlednou sérii audioknih o světových událostech. Tohle je podle mě skvělý i třeba k maturitě! Doporučuju. 4/5*......more


Quotes

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook ‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller ‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com