{"product_id":"black-majority-peter-h-wood-9781324066200","title":"Black Majority: Race, Rice, and Rebellion in South Carolina, 1670-1740","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1974, \u003cem\u003eBlack Majority\u003c\/em\u003e marked a breakthrough in our understanding of early American history. Today, Wood's insightful study remains more relevant and enlightening than ever. This landmark book chronicles the crucial formative years of North America's wealthiest and most tormented British colony. It explores how West African familiarity with rice determined the Lowcountry economy and how a skilled but enslaved labor force formed its own distinctive language and culture. While African American history often focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, \u003cem\u003eBlack Majority\u003c\/em\u003e underscores the significant role early African arrivals played in shaping the direction of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and updated fiftieth anniversary edition challenges a fresh generation with provocative history and features a new epilogue by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter H. Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324066202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324066200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Peter H. Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410915684607,"sku":"9781324066200","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2e94a87-24f7-4270-b70c-0cc7b35d6ca0.jpg?v=1697538257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-majority-peter-h-wood-9781324066200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}