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Description: African Americans on Martha's Vineyard: From Enslavement to Presidential Visit by Thomas Dresser Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description African Americans of Marthas Vineyard have an epic history. From the days when slaves toiled away in the fresh New England air, through abolition and Reconstruction and continuing into recent years, African Americans have fought arduously to preserve a vibrant culture here. Discover how the Vineyard became a sanctuary for slaves during the Civil War and how many blacks first came to the island as indentured servants. Read tales of the Shearer Cottage, a popular vacation destination for prominent blacks from Harry T. Burleigh to Scott Joplin, and how Martin Luther King Jr. vacationed here as well. Venture through the Vineyard with local tour guide Thomas Dresser and learn about people such as Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and President Barack Obama, who return to the Vineyard for respite from a demanding world. Author Biography After a stint as an elementary schoolteacher and a couple of decades as a nursing home administrator, Tom Dresser realized he wanted to write. Besides freelance contributions to the local press, he has self-published five booklets based on favorite New England areas and printed two books on demand. In 2008, The History Press published Mystery on the Vineyard, which went into a second printing. For more information, visit thomasdresser.com. When Tom attended his thirtieth high school reunion, he ran into a former classmate who invited him down to Marthas Vineyard for a weekend, and the rest Details ISBN 1596290692 ISBN-13 9781596290693 Title African Americans on Martha's Vineyard: From Enslavement to Presidential Visit Author Thomas Dresser Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 160 Publisher History Press (SC) GE_Item_ID:138006608; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781596290693

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Book Title: African Americans on Martha's Vineyard : from Enslavement to Presidential Visit

Number of Pages: 160 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Item Height: 0.3 in

Publication Year: 2010

Topic: American / African American, United States / Northeast / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History

Item Weight: 10.3 Oz

Author: Thomas Dresser

Item Length: 9 in

Book Series: American Heritage Ser.

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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