In His Own Words (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780881465457)

Houston Hartsfield Holloway (1844-1917) was born enslaved in upcountry Georgia, taught himself to read and write, learned the blacksmith trade, was emancipated by Union victory in 1865, and served as an ordained traveling preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church from 1870 to 1883. He devoted the remainder of his life to his family, his blacksmith trade, and his local church. Holloways 24,000-word autobiography offers a rare working-class perspective on life during some of the most transformative years of US history. Holloway describes slavery, his family (often fractured by slave sales), friends, religious experiences, courtship and marriage, neighborhood parties and games, work and work songs, and interactions with slave owners. Footnotes provide supplementary biographical information for nearly two hundred relatives, neighbors, friends, and coworkers. An appendix includes nineteen biographical sketches. The book is illustrated with photographs and three detailed maps.

Author: Mercer University Press,Houston Hartsfield Holloway
ISBN-10: 0881465453
ISBN-13: 9780881465457
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2015
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d