Myths of American Slavery is not a defense of slavery but instead a sincere attempt to defeat the spread of misinterpretations and misrepresentations that continue to bedevil race relations and contaminate America�s political landscape.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A light slice of history and a pleasure to readBy David BurrIn the mid-to-later part of the 20th century there are numerous rich events that shaped history.A thousand of then involved diplomatic events that had a major impact on world stability. Hundreds of those were interesting enough that some enterprising writer might endeavor to write a book with soup-to-nuts detail with an eye toward not academics; but the casual reader. This is one.Peter Carlson jumped into it; and for a baby boomer; this is a must read. I am a bit of a later baby boomer for whom the "duck and cover" had been long since abandoned when I was a kid; but as luck would have it; I became huge history buff of the era.For fans of history; and of excellent writing; this is a stone-cold winner. The story was told in a light-hearted manner; in a mood that unfortunately few people experienced in real time. In those days; the world could end at any minute. Now we don''t have to pay much attention to the skies; as it takes you to a period when terrible things were less likely to happen. The world was much more stable; as there seemed to be only two entities capable of doing major damage; and each knew that they had mankind in their purview.I also appreciated the epilogue; which was respectful of all but sufficiently brief.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. So fun. This historical account of Khrushchev's visit to the ...By CustomerSo fun. This historical account of Khrushchev's visit to the US in the late 1950s puts a humorous spin on the Cold War. Not that the threat of nuclear holocaust wasn't serious; but having grown up in those times; and now looking back at the political posturing; the protocol; the elbowing and bombast recorded in the newspapers of the time; I found it delightful. Comments by gossip columnists; diplomats; and movie stars highlight the tour through the United States by this scary man who once was the stuff of the nightmares of serious children. Puts things in perspective and gives me hope that maybe in 50 years; we'll look back on the Era of Terror and find a little bit to smile at.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I could hardly put it down!By murderbymediaLoved this book.What's not to love?America during the height of the cold war entertaining the Kremlin's most dangerous; yet entertaining clown.Laughs galore until the hilarious climax describing the famous UN shoe incident of 1960.Gets real sad after that describing his being deposed by Brezhnev in '64 and forced into an obscure and heart rending retirement where; according to his grandson; he spent most of his time crying. :'(Communism is an almost unspeakable evil in practice but it's leader's clownish antics were also uproariously hilarious during his two historical visits to the home of his sworn capitalist arch enemies.This book captures; in a spirited; light hearted fashion all his amusing stunts and irreverent buffoonery!
