{"product_id":"blacks-in-the-adirondacks-sally-e-svenson-9780815635550","title":"Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlacks in the Adirondacks: A History \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the many African Americans who settled in or passed through this rural, mountainous region of northeastern New York State. In the area for a variety of reasons, some were lifetime residents, while others were there for a few years or months--as summer employees, tuberculosis patients, or in connection with full- or part-time occupations in railroading, the performing arts, and baseball. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom blacks who settled on land gifted to them by Gerrit Smith, a prosperous landowner and fervent abolitionist, to those who worked as waiters in resort hotels, Svenson chronicles their rich and varied experiences, with an emphasis on the 100 years between 1850 and 1950. Many experienced racism and isolation in their separation from larger black populations; some found a sense of community in the scattered black settlements of the region. In this first definitive history, Svenson gives voice to the many blacks who spent time in the Adirondacks and sheds light on their challenges and successes in this remote region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally E. Svenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815635559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815635550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018","brand":"Sally E. Svenson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926475702527,"sku":"9780815635550","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8abe2428-fa63-4afd-8ab6-1cbe822e6db1.jpg?v=1681083281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blacks-in-the-adirondacks-sally-e-svenson-9780815635550","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}