McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1989, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Reprint

Black and white photographic card cover with yellow and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. An African-American son – a university professor, is left a legacy by his father – " ... some facts and a cross on a map and an attic with a lamp in it. The fact was that English traders had filled their ships for profit with Africans chained in rows. The fact was that white masters bought and sold their slaves, generation after generation. The fact was that the very idea of escape was hard to hold onto for long enough. The unravelling of his father's legacy is the ending of the story. Finding a way to tell it is the beginning of change. " -- from the rear panel blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 440 pages.. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is faded/sunned. Edges and pages browned. Book is rubbed, and shows handling marks.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; ISBN: 0869140558. ISBN/EAN: 9780869140550. Inventory No: 0116934.