Building a new world
Subtitle: Africans in America, 1500-1900
By: Philip Koslow
Series: The kingdoms of Africa
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780791031438; 9780791031445
Subjects: Civilization; Juvenile literature; Slavery; African influences; History
Description: Discusses the ways in which slaves from Africa influenced various aspects of life in the New World, including gold mining, cultivation of sugar and rice, herding livestock, and ironworking.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-59) and index.