On Jordan's Banks: Emancipation and Its Aftermath in the Ohio River Valley

The story of the Ohio River and its settlements are an integral part of American history, particularly during the country's westward expansion. The vibrant African American communities along the Ohio's banks, however, have rarely been studied in depth. Blacks have lived in the Ohio River Valley since the late eighteenth century, and since the river divided the free labor North and the slave labor South, black communities faced unique challenges. In On Jordan's Banks, Darrel E. Bigham examines

Author: Darrel E. Bigham
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.94lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.42w x 1.41d
ISBN: 9780813123660

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2006 pg. 544

About the Author
Bigham, Darrel E.: - Darrel E. Bigham professor of history at the University of Southern Indiana and director of the Historic Southern Indiana Project, is the author of An Evansville Album: Perspectives on a River City.

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