This study of Boston’s West Indian immigrants examines the identities; goals; and aspirations of two generations of black migrants from the British-held Caribbean who settled in Boston between 1900 and 1950. Describing their experience among Boston’s American-born blacks and in the context of the city’s immigrant history; the book charts new conceptual territory. The Other Black Bostonians explores the pre-migration background of the immigrants; work and housing; identity; culture and community; activism and social mobility. What emerges is a detailed picture of black immigrant life. Johnson’s work makes a contribution to the study of the black diaspora as it charts the history of this first wave of Caribbean immigrants.
#401610 in Books Paul David Nelson 1985-10-22 1985-10-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.80 x 1.13 x 6.82l; 1.60 #File Name: 0253307511384 pagesAnthony Wayne Soldier of the Early Republic
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great BookBy Word FanI was thrilled to find a good biography of General Anthony Wayne; an interesting figure in the nation's fight for independence. This bio gives us a full account of Wayne; his life and times; and assigns proper weight (that is; neither too much nor too little) to his contributions to the war effort. An engaging read.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. a well written biographyBy Yorkco.This is a well written biography of Wayne's life. All the details are covered as well as Wayne's strengths and weaknesses. I recommend this book for the serious student of American military history because Anthony Wayne is considered the father of the modern american army. The discipline that Wayne instilled into the Legion of the United States and the victory at Fallen Timbers are important parts to the puzzle to understand how the young army came to develop pride and believe in itself.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Anthony Wayne: Soldier of the Early RepublicBy Eric WilliamsAnthony Wayne: Soldier of the Early Republic by Paul David Nelson. 384 pages. 1985.This book is the biography recommended by the guides at Waynesborough as the best of the available biographies of Anthony Wayne. This book is currently out of print and must have had a small run as new copies go for almost $70.00USD and used copies start around $40.00USD; thank God for libraries.The book covers Wayne's life from his birth at Waynesborough through the revolution; interwar years; campaigns in the Ohio area; his death near Erie; Pennsylvania; and finishing with his re-internment in Saint David's; Pennsylvania. As such it is a standard chronological biography.The author tends to stick fairly close to the facts and offers no evaluations of Wayne beyond that offered by Wayne's own peers. The book would be helped by perhaps a chapter on Wayne's legacy and role in popular culture and military history. There is a good deal of interesting detail provided about Wayne's financial troubles and travails. The text moves fairly rapidly and though I got a sense of Wayne the man I did not really get to know him. I am not sure if the reason is due to author's intent or that Wayne was a much more complex man shifting beneath the text. The illustrations tend to be adequate and show portraits of Wayne at various stages as well as prominent people in his life.Given the available biographical texts this book is a good primer. Had Wayne been merely a hero of the Revolution his memory would have faded like Greene's; von Steuben's; Sullivan's Morgan's; and other generals and heroes. What solidify's Wayne's memory is the role he played culminating not just in his victory at Fallen Timbers but the confrontation and orderly transfer of outposts from Detroit; to Spanish enclaves along the Mississippi; and others. These secured essentially all lands wet of the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi River. Sadly though even in the area where he was born; raised; occasioned defeat and victory and is buried there are many who know nothing of the man.
