Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August
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Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August by Myra B Armstead
Documents the experiences of African Americans in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island - towns that provided a recurring season of expanded employment opportunities, enhanced social life, cosmopolitan experience, and, in a good year, enough money to last through the winter.
"A well-written evocation of 'the common hopes and loves and labors' of African-American men and women in [Newport and Saratoga Springs], and it is a solid social history that makes a firm case for both similarity and local distinctiveness among urban black communities before the Great Depression" -- Andrew Wiese, Journal of American History
"Armstead has written a compelling urban history in which she places the experiences of blacks in the resort towns of Saratoga and Newport within the context of the larger African-American community. . . . Well written and researched. . . . Illustrated with breathtaking photographs." -- Lillian Serece Williams, American Historical Review
"This book is a genuinely interesting read. Any Saratoga history buff would enjoy it." — Judy Meagher, The Saratogian
Myra Young Armstead is Vice President for Academic Inclusive Excellence and Lyford Paterson Edwards and Helen Gray Edwards Professor of Historical Studies at Bard College. Her books include Freedom's Gardener: James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780252068010 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252068017 |
| Title | Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August |
| Author | Myra B Armstead |
| Series | Blacks In The New World |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 1999-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |