Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Sarah Fournier - GoodreadsI didn't read the entire book, I was using it for research and read the chapters on the Charter Generation and Plantation Generation. The book is written well, I like how the author broke down the ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Sean Chick - GoodreadsGood book for illustrating the changes in American slavery, but it also tends to ramble and Berlin fails to make a strong case for slaves have any power in this relationship. I'm sure they obstructed ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Eromsted - GoodreadsProbably the best single volume survey of the history of slavery and the living conditions of enslaved Africans in the boundaries of the continental United States. Berlin is a longtime expert and ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Ken - Goodreadsthis is just a rehash of Many Thousands Gone. Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Jim Bouchard - GoodreadsYou cannot fully understand the conditions that caused the development of African slavery in America until you read this book! Well documented and very surprising revelations about black/white ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Katie - GoodreadsThis is really great and something I'll definitely borrow some lines from when I'm teaching, but there are some issues with his framework that make this book a little difficult -- the way he breaks up ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Ed Brown - GoodreadsBerlin argues against the image of slavery as a static institution by describing both its evolution over time and its variations from region to region. His thesis--that slaves were never passive ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Michael - GoodreadsIra Berlin seeks to problematize our understanding of slavery in this book by breaking it down into five "generations." His intent is to convince us that slavery is not simply a single, monolithically ... Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Laurie - GoodreadsAbsolutely the most incredible book ever on the topic. African American before and after the Civil War. Extremely well researched. I learned so very much. Read full review
Review: Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
User Review - Anna - GoodreadsHe tends to repeat himself throughout each chapter, but I found it to be an interesting take on the development of slavery. Read full review
