{"product_id":"inheriting-the-trade-a-northern-family-confronts-its-legacy-as-the-largest-slave-trading-dynasty-in-u-s-history","title":"Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA trailblazing memoir about one family's quest to face its slave-trading past, and an urgent call for reconciliation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2001, Thomas DeWolf discovered that he was related to the most successful slave-trading family in U.S. history, responsible for transporting at least ten thousand Africans. This is his memoir of the journey in which ten family members retraced their ancestors' steps through the notorious triangle trade route--from New England to West Africa to Cuba--and uncovered the hidden history of New England and the other northern states. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA difficult but necessary examination of the slave trade, racism, and privilege in the United States, \u003ci\u003eInheriting the Trade\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful call for white America to reassess what they have been taught about their own ancestors, about slavery and wealth, and about America both past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4053356\"\u003eThomas Norman Dewolf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807072820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807072826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC054000\"\u003eSlavery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036100\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Norman DeWolf\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eInheriting the Trade\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand co-author (with Sharon Leslie Morgan) of Gather at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e. He is featured in the Emmy-nominated documentary \u003ci\u003eTraces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on the acclaimed PBS series \u003ci\u003ePOV\u003c\/i\u003e. DeWolf speaks regularly about healing from the legacy of slavery and racism at colleges, conferences, and workshops throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44457208873197,"sku":"9780807072820","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b89d4338-b07c-4cfb-9369-6cbc3a338f47.jpg?v=1700416035","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/inheriting-the-trade-a-northern-family-confronts-its-legacy-as-the-largest-slave-trading-dynasty-in-u-s-history","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}