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《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Nardo vividly describes the growth of African slavery in North America during the colonial era. Included are descriptions detailing the brutality of both the conditions on slave ships and the punishment of plantation slaves. Especially stark are the statistics regarding the numbers of African slaves brought and traded. The volume contains period art, photographs, and illustrations. Bib., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Covering African-American history from 1619 to 1784, this book (part of a 16-volume black history series) deals chiefly with how slavery started in America. Nardo (Vitamins and Minerals, not reviewed, etc.) explains that the 15th-century Portuguese and Spanish first brought African slaves to the New World to work on Caribbean and South American sugar plantations, while North American colonists relied on white indentured servants. Later, English economic conditions encouraged a shift to slavery in the British colonies, just as the plantation system boomed in the South. Nardo draws cause-and-effect relationships, noting that, for example, African-American mothers, following white custom, weaned their infants earlier than their Caribbean counterparts did, and thus had more children, increasing the black population so rapidly that white racial fear mushroomed. The author's prose is objective, sometimes too academic; the illustrations, mostly historical prints, are often peripheral to the account, but every once in a while there's an unforgettable image, like the diagram of how many tiny black figures (lying down in chains) could be crammed onto a slave ship. A balanced, thoughtful look at history. (Illustrations; index; time line) (Nonfiction. 12+)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 7-10. These two new entries in the Milestones in Black History series survey a specific period in early African and in African American history, respectively. A Glorious Past emphasizes ancient Egypt, giving slightly less attention to Nubia, the civilization to the south, and one chapter to Axum, present-day Ethiopia. The best writing is found in the social history coverage. The discussion of political history offers abundant information but suffers from a dry style and lacks clarity at times, as when terms such as Coptic and dynasty are not well defined. Braving the New World, which has a much stronger text, provides fascinating and clear explanations of how and why the slave trade became established in North America and a flowing, interesting narrative on slave life and the strength and legacy of slave culture. Both volumes have an attractive and readable format, boasting liberal use of black-and-white photographs. Just why the text in each book intermittently appears in gray boxes is somewhat puzzling and distracting at first but in the long run does not detract from this important series for social studies and African American history collections. Bibliographies; chronologies; unfortunately, no documentation. See also Koslow, Philip [BKL F 15 95], for other series titles. --Anne O'Malley