Crafting Lives: African American Artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770-1900

by Catherine W. Bishir

Book Overview

From the colonial period onward, black artisans in southern cities--thousands of free and enslaved carpenters, coopers, dressmakers, blacksmiths, saddlers, shoemakers, bricklayers, shipwrights, cabinetmakers, tailors, and others--played vital roles in their communities. Yet only a very few black craftspeople have gained popular and scholarly attention. Catherine W. Bishir remedies this oversight by offering an in-depth portrayal of urban African American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469626578
• ISBN13: 9781469626574
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"