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The Origins of American Slavery

Name: The Origins of American Slavery
Author: Wood, Betty.

by Wood, Betty.

1997•Documentary•132 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, serious non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

Though the English did not begin their colonization of the New World with the intention of enslaving anyone, by the end of the seventeenth century chattel slavery existed in each of England’s American colonies. Why? And why did the English enslave West Africans rather than native Americans or Europeans?

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

SlaveryHistorySlavery, united states, historyAfrican americans, colonization

Details

Author: Wood, Betty.
Published: 1997
Pages: 132
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Source: Open Library

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