- Kat Smutz, Read by Jonathan Keeble

American Slavery: History in an Hour: Unabridged edition

By Kat Smutz, Read by Jonathan Keeble
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

From the first slaves arriving in Jamestown in 1619, the cotton fields in the Southern States and shipbuilding in New England, to the slaves who laid down their lives in war so that Americans could be free, American Slavery in an Hour covers the breadth of the subject without sacrificing important historical and cultural details.

An important and dark time in Black – and American – history, American Slavery in an Hour will explain the key facts and give you a clear overview of this much discussed period of history, as well as its legacy in modern America.

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Author: Kat Smutz
Format: Audio-Book
Release Date: 03 Jan 2013
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-751525-7
Detailed Edition: Unabridged edition
Having studied technology at Southwest Missouri State University, Kat Smutz conducted research in a variety of fields, most notably the everyday life of people in the United States during the Victorian era. Professionally, Kat has worked in law enforcement, as a teacher, and was a freelance journalist for twenty years. All of those experiences lend themselves well to her work for History an an Hour.

”'If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past” - Dominic Sandbrook

”'The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age” - Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

”'This is genius” - MacWorld.com