Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmaking of an American Family

by Claudio Saunt

Book Overview

Deceit, compromise, and betrayal were the painful costs of becoming American for many families. For people of Indian, African, and European descent living in the newly formed United States, the most personal and emotional choices--to honor a friendship or pursue an intimate relationship--were often necessarily guided by the harsh economic realities imposed by the country's racial hierarchy. Few families in American history embody this struggle to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195313100
• ISBN13: 9780195313109
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"