{"product_id":"down-by-the-riverside-9780252076831","title":"Down by the Riverside","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new edition of the classic study of slave life in the American South\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCo-winner of the Chicago Folklore Prize.  Winner of the Eugene M. Kayden Award, 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Beautifully written and richly suggestive.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reaches beyond any other single work in recreating in its pages a texture so fine and full that readers may feel the ribs and twills of slave life. Highest recommendation.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The finest work ever written on American slavery.\"--George P. Rawick, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe American Slave: A Composite Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDown By the Riverside\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most significant books published by the University of Illinois Press in the past quarter century.\"--Richard L. Wentworth, former director of the University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the 25th Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One.   \"Down by the Riverside\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two.   \"All Dem Rice Field\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three.   \"Sit at the Welcome Table\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four.   \"Off Times\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five.   \"Come by Here, Lord\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six.   \"All De Bes' Story\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven.   Gullah: A Creole Language\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight.   \"My Time Up with You\"\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400485151063,"sku":"9780252076831","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076831.jpg?v=1730470802","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/down-by-the-riverside-9780252076831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}