{"product_id":"black-pioneers-images-of-the-black-experience-on-the-north-american-frontier-9780874809411","title":"Black Pioneers  Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing public and private collections in every western state and in Canada, Ravage has gathered more than three hundred photographs, line drawings, lithographs, stereoviews, and other images. This new edition also adds sections on black entertainers and ranchers, a chapter on the dating of historic photographs and their genealogical significance, as well as an expanded bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader comes away from this study with an appreciation for the diversity  of black experiences in the West. Makes an important contribution to U.S.  historiography and African American studies. We are all richer for the work that  John Ravage has done.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Mexico Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The outstanding narrative accompanying the images, superior topical  organization, list of collections, and extensive bibliography would do credit to  any writer.\"—\u003ci\u003eRoundup Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ravage's photographs and biographical sketches are extraordinary and quite  impressive. His selected photographs are exceptional and make for a very  attractive book, which is also clearly written, with chapter titles reflecting  concise and descriptive narrative and analysis. His book has historical and  social value.\"—\u003ci\u003eNorth Dakota History: Journal of the Northern  Plains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Ravage] deserves our gratitude for unearthing the stories of a group of  people whose voices and lives have long been silenced or ignored by the mass  media.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A sumptuous visual feast of more than 200 images, many of them never before  published, of African-American Americans in the West. Offers us an absorbing  excursion into the ways African-American Westerners were seen and, in some  cases, chose to represent themselves. A sprawling, exuberant  book.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but this adage becomes an  understatement of enormous proportions when Ravage's Black Pioneers is  the book on hand. This is the book that could become the guide for historians  who realize the need for revisionary history. Ravage articulates a truth that  stares at viewers: African Americans played the same roles in opening up the  West as did the whites and other ethnic groups. Ravage intended it to reach the  consciousness of its readers and viewers. It does.\"—\u003ci\u003eReview of Texas  Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Underscores the rich contributions of blacks to the history of the American  West.\"—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The author's perceptive commentary makes the pictures seem to come  alive.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Quintard Taylor Preface Acknowledgments 1. Moving Westward and Northward 2. Early Imagery 3. Black Westerners in White Mythology 4. Black Photographers in the West 5. Warriors and Soldiers 6. Cowhands and Ranch Hands 7. Women of the West 8. The Adventurers 9. Across the Country\\u2019s Interior 10. To the Coast 11. Alaska and the Pacific Northwest 12. \\u201cHaole \\u2018Ele \\u2018Ele\\u201d in Owhyhee 13. Follow the Drinkin\\u2019 Gourd 14. Entertainers and Artists 15. Nonphotographic Imagery Afterword Appendix. A Short History of Photography: Dating Old Images Notes Bibliography List of Collections Index","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090760134999,"sku":"9780874809411","price":18.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780874809411.jpg?v=1762273354","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-pioneers-images-of-the-black-experience-on-the-north-american-frontier-9780874809411","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}