{"product_id":"til-death-or-distance-do-frances-smith-foster-9780195328523","title":"'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part: Love and Marriage in African America","description":"Conventional wisdom tells us that marriage was illegal for African Americans during the antebellum era, and that if people married at all, their vows were tenuous ones: \"until death or distance do us part.\" It is an impression that imbues beliefs about black families to this day. But it's a perception primarily based on documents produced by abolitionists, the state, or other partisans. It doesn't tell the whole story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a trove of less well-known sources including family histories, folk stories, memoirs, sermons, and especially the fascinating writings from the Afro-Protestant Press, \u003cem\u003e'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part\u003c\/em\u003e offers a radically different perspective on antebellum love and family life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrances Smith Foster applies the knowledge she's developed over a lifetime of reading and thinking. Advocating both the potency of skepticism and the importance of story-telling, her book shows the way toward a more genuine, more affirmative understanding of African American romance, both then and now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Smith Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195328523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195328523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/30\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010","brand":"Frances Smith Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054657925375,"sku":"9780195328523","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d8c1315-a1a3-4873-9907-457955a4652a.jpg?v=1685031228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/til-death-or-distance-do-frances-smith-foster-9780195328523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}