A Separate Canaan: The Making of an Afro-Moravian World in North Carolina, 1763-1840 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History ... and the University of North Carolina Press)
Brand: Omohundro Institute and University of North Caroli
Categories: Books, History, Americas


Used Book in Good Condition

Dimensions: 6 x 0.93 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0807846988
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807846988
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press
Print length: 372 pages
Publication date: March 2, 1998
subtitle: Paperback – March 2, 1998
author: Visit Amazon's Jon F. Sensbach Page search results Jon F. Sensbach
review: Editorial Reviews Review [A] valuable contribution for historians of African-Americans, religion, and colonial North America. "Journal of Interdisciplinary History" ÝA¨ valuable contribution for historians of African-Americans, religion, and colonial North America. "Journal of Interdisciplinary History" Very rich and resourceful and highly readable, the book is a demonstration of superb scholarship. "Journal of Religion" "[A] valuable contribution for historians of African-Americans, religion, and colonial North America. "Journal of Interdisciplinary History"" "Very rich and resourceful and highly readable, the book is a demonstration of superb scholarship. "Journal of Religion"" A beautifully written book that is a pleasure to read. "Journal of the Early Republic" Sensbach's argument on how race and spiritual relations changed is persuasive. "Journal of American History" Sensbach's book is well written and comprehensively researched. "Journal of American Studies" From the Inside Flap The power of race to overwhelm other ideals is conveyed in this history of N.C.s Moravian colonists and their slaves. They worked and worshiped together for decades, until the Moravians installed blacks in a separate church. From the Back Cover The power of race to overwhelm other ideals is conveyed in this history of N.C.•s Moravian colonists and their slaves. They worked and worshiped together for decades, until the Moravians installed blacks in a separate church. About the Author Jon F. Sensbach is assistant professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi. Read more