On Jordan's Banks: Emancipation and Its Aftermath in the Ohio River Valley

by Darrel E. Bigham

Book Overview

The story of the Ohio River and its settlements are an integral part of American history, particularly during the country's westward expansion. The vibrant African American communities along the Ohio's banks, however, have rarely been studied in depth. Blacks have lived in the Ohio River Valley since the late eighteenth century, and since the river divided the free labor North and the slave labor South, black communities faced unique challenges. In...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813123666
• ISBN13: 9780813123660
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"