ISBN10: 054494710X, ISBN13: 9780544947108, [publisher: HMH Books 2017-04-18, Boston] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2017]

ISBN10: 054494710X, ISBN13: 9780544947108, [publisher: Harper Collins Publ. USA Apr 2017] Softcover Neuware -'The Other Slavery is nothing short of an epic recalibration of American history, one that's long overdue.In addition to his skills as a historian and an investigator, Résendez is a skilled storyteller with a truly remarkable subject. This is historical nonfiction at its most important and most necessary.'--Literary Hub, 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the Decade¿'Long-awaited and important . . . No other book before has so thoroughly related the broad history of Indian slavery in the Americas.'--San Francisco Chronicle'A necessary work . . . [Reséndez's] reportage will likely surprise you.'--NPR'One of the most profound contributions to North American history.'--Los Angeles TimesSince the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of Natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors. Reséndez builds the incisive case that it was mass slavery--more than epidemics--that decimated Indian populations across North America. Through riveting new evidence, including testimonies of courageous priests, rapacious merchants, and Indian captives, The Other Slavery reveals ...
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ISBN10: 054494710X, ISBN13: 9780544947108, [publisher: Harper Collins Publ. USA Apr 2017] Softcover Neuware -'The Other Slavery is nothing short of an epic recalibration of American history, one that's long overdue.In addition to his skills as a historian and an investigator, Résendez is a skilled storyteller with a truly remarkable subject. This is historical nonfiction at its most important and most necessary.'--Literary Hub, 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the Decade¿'Long-awaited and important . . . No other book before has so thoroughly related the broad history of Indian slavery in the Americas.'--San Francisco Chronicle'A necessary work . . . [Reséndez's] reportage will likely surprise you.'--NPR'One of the most profound contributions to North American history.'--Los Angeles TimesSince the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of Natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors. Reséndez builds the incisive case that it was mass slavery--more than epidemics--that decimated Indian populations across North America. Through riveting new evidence, including testimonies of courageous priests, rapacious merchants, and Indian captives, The Other Slavery reveals ...
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