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Much about indenture, appears to be more of a note book he wrote in every time he found something he found relevant. Parts are interesting, parts are superficial and/or Ill relevant.
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Newmans2001 | 1 muu arvostelu | Jul 23, 2022 |
Interesting subject but the author is not really master of the topic. Poor definitions, confused structure, poor referencing. As someone who used to live in the West Indies I found the author's tendency to say .the West Indies and Barbados' really irritating. Barbados is part of the West Indies.

Insufficient knowledge of the Poor Laws and vagrancy laws.

Confusion between legal slavery, kidnapping, economic migration
and indentured service.
It mentioned an emmigration of children from 'Sat Pancras' to Bermuda. Which happened to be something I knew in detail:
1. It is St Pancras - a parish in London.
2. The Irish wouldn't have been eligible because of settlement rights
3. There was a parliamentary inquiry into it which means we know mopre than usual. The standards for the children was high and there are even exanct letters from the children to the Workhouse and relatives.

I really hope an Irish historian looks into the topic more deeply as it is really interesting topic dealt with in a somewhat tabloids manner in this book.
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mumoftheanimals | 1 muu arvostelu | Feb 5, 2018 |
Do you believe in ghosts?

This question may come to mind when you pick up this book to read, but by the time you finish the last page it won’t matter. You will have simply enjoyed an engrossing story of a town’s history, which is in turn, personal, epic, tragic and yes, ethereal.

This book is one part history lesson, one part ghost story and one part paranormal primer, stirred into a delightfully entertaining read. The author takes you on a whirlwind tour of the town of Marietta, from its founding through the American Civil War, to contemporary day. Along the way, the reader is treated to fascinating stories of times past, shown the diversity of the town, and regaled with tales of its citizens, living and dead.

The paranormal aspects in the book are presented in a very factual, even subdued manner; no ghosts pop out and say boo (at least until the last chapter regarding the Haunted Doll; that tale spooked me a bit). The author documents well researched accounts of the hauntings, gives her opinions, and lays out eerie possibilities, deftly dangling the unexplained before the reader. Certainly some of the stories gave this reader something to consider.

Haunted Marietta is a wonderful look at a small slice of the Southern past, including some that may be lingering in the present. I highly recommend it.
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scribe77 | Nov 29, 2009 |
Written as a series of short biographies, T’ain’t Nobody’s Business if I Do: Women Blues Singers Old and New by Rhetta Akamatsu, is a revealing peak into the characters of memorable women in the world of blues music. After giving a short introduction into the background of the blues, the author lets us glimpse into the lives of the women that sang the music. She takes the reader from the early days of singers carving out the industry, to the ladies of today that still carry the blues legacy. Each biography is complemented with photos, quotes, selected song lyrics and footnotes.
It is quite obvious from the first sentence that the author knows her subject, and has an affection for the blues. Ms. Akamatsu has done her research, infusing the book with absorbing facts, while maintaining a lively, entertaining pace and feel to the book.
It is a captivating look into music history, and in her writing style she manages to capture the essence of the blues era at its heyday. The book is written with atmosphere that clearly invokes both a time and a lifestyle. Even when writing of the modern blues musicians, the legacy is never far away.
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Teokset
6
Jäseniä
40
Suosituimmuussija
#370,100
Arvio (tähdet)
½ 3.6
Kirja-arvosteluja
4
ISBN:t
7