Description: This book offers proof that some slaves were involved in a sophisticated network that melded African textile traditions with American quilt practices and created a potent result: African American quilts with patterns that conveyed coded messages that were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad to Canada. It unfolds like a scholarly detective story. CONDITION: VERY GOOD--Light cover and edge wear, front corner is folded. Binding tight, no spine crease. Pages clean and unmarked. MAILED IN A BOX, FREE SHIPPING, TRACKING INCLUDED. ARRIVES IN ABOUT A WEEK FROM SHIPPING DATE TO THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, HOWEVER PLEASE ALLOW MORE TIME IF TO ALASKA, HAWAII, OR THE U.S. PROTECTORATES.
Price: 15.15 USD
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
End Time: 2025-01-28T08:41:13.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Book Title: Hidden in Plain View : a Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2000
Topic: Quilts & Quilting, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Crafts & Hobbies, History
Item Weight: 8.4 Oz
Author: Raymond G. Dobard, Jacqueline L. Tobin
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
