{"product_id":"on-juneteenth-hardcover","title":"On Juneteenth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnette Gordon-Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed's \u003cem\u003eOn Juneteenth\u003c\/em\u003e provides a historian's view of the country's long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond. All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long dominated the lore of the Lone Star State, Gordon-Reed--herself a Texas native and the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas as early as the 1820s--forges a new and profoundly truthful narrative of her home state, with implications for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining personal anecdotes with poignant facts gleaned from the annals of American history, Gordon-Reed shows how, from the earliest presence of Black people in Texas to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in the state, African-Americans played an integral role in the Texas story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReworking the traditional \"Alamo\" framework, she powerfully demonstrates, among other things, that the slave- and race-based economy not only defined the fractious era of Texas independence but precipitated the Mexican-American War and, indeed, the Civil War itself.\u003c\/p\u003e In its concision, eloquence, and clear presentation of history, \u003cem\u003eOn Juneteenth\u003c\/em\u003e vitally revises conventional renderings of Texas and national history. As our nation verges on recognizing June 19 as a national holiday, \u003cem\u003eOn Juneteenth\u003c\/em\u003e is both an essential account and a stark reminder that the fight for equality is exigent and ongoing.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Annette Gordon-Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Annette Gordon-Reed has broken a path into territory that has hitherto eluded historians.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Edmund S. Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If this country has a modern Shakespeare looking for material, Gordon-Reed has provided it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--David W. Blight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One cannot imagine another historian matching [Annette Gordon-Reed's] exhaustive research and interpretive balance.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--David Levering Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52753040965965,"sku":"9781631498831","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/cWdiSTdodlZBTS8zaXB4NHJyR1hxdz09.webp?v=1762933827","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/on-juneteenth-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}