{"product_id":"the-back-stories-of-history-priscilla-t-graham-9781953824110","title":"The Back Stories of History featuring Freedmen's Town","description":"Historic Freedmen's Town, Fourth Ward is a living laboratory of African American History and Life. The Historic 5 square mile District was founded after the Civil War on June 19, 1865. The Freedmen migrated to Houston from the small farms and plantations south and southwest of Houston along the Brazos River by way of San Felipe Road. Many Freedmen settled on the uninhabitable swampy banks of the Buffalo Bayou on land that belonged to Garrett S. Hardcastle No white man could have worked or lived and endured the insect bites and malaria, snake bites, impure water, and other hardships. However, the Freedmen survived and thrived despite the obstacles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Priscilla T. Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953824110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953824110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Priscilla Graham Photography \u0026amp; Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Priscilla T. Graham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47039962677503,"sku":"9781953824110","price":57.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf2b0316-0005-4f36-94ef-b7469ac4ee4d.jpg?v=1752753142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-back-stories-of-history-priscilla-t-graham-9781953824110","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}