Description: All That She Carried by Tiya Miles A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a deeply layered and insightful testament to people who are left out of the archives FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024A remarkable book - Jennifer Szalai, The New York TimesA brilliant exercise in historical excavation and recovery - Annette Gordon-Reed, author of The Hemingses of MonticelloA history told with brilliance and tenderness and fearlessness - Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United StatesIn 1850s South Carolina, Rose, an enslaved woman, faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag with a few items. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. Decades later, Ashleys granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the sack in spare, haunting language.That, in itself, is a story. But its not the whole story. How does one uncover the lives of people who, in their day, were considered property? Harvard historian Tiya Miles carefully traces these womens faint presence in archival records, and, where archives fall short, she turns to objects, art, and the environment to write a singular history of the experience of slavery, and the uncertain freedom afterward. All That She Carried gives us history as it was lived, a poignant story of resilience and love passed down against steep odds. Author Biography Tiya Miles is professor of history and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and director of the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation fellowship and the Hiett Prize in the Humanities from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Miles is also the author of the Frederick Douglass Prize-winning The Dawn of Detroit, among other acclaimed books. Review A remarkable book - Jennifer SzalaiDeeply layered and insightful ... [a] bold reflection on American history, African American resilience, and the human capacity for love and perseverance - Washington PostDeeply and lovingly researched ... a testament to the power of story, witness, and unyielding love - Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTiya Miles is a gentle genius . . . All That She Carried is a gorgeous book and a model for how to read as well as feel the precious artifacts of Black womens lives - Imani Perry, author of South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a NationThrough [Miless] interpretation, the humble things in the sack take on ever-greater meaning, its very survival seems magical, and Roses gift starts to feel momentous in scale - Rebecca Onion Promotional A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a deeply layered and insightful testament to people who are left out of the archives Details ISBN1800818203 Author Tiya Miles Pages 416 Publisher Profile Books Ltd Year 2023 ISBN-10 1800818203 ISBN-13 9781800818200 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-07-13 UK Release Date 2023-07-13 Imprint Profile Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations b/w integrated; 8pp plate section with colour photos AU Release Date 2023-07-13 Edition Description Main Alternative 9781800818248 DEWEY 306.3620820975 Audience General NZ Release Date 2023-10-02 Subtitle The Journey of Ashleys Sack, a Black Family Keepsake We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151187341;
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