Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize A stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery "A complex story crossing time and oceans" (National Public Radio), Jori Lewis's prizewinning Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. "With elegant prose and engaging details" (National Book Award-winner Imani Perry), Lewis reveals how demand ...
Read More
Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize A stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery "A complex story crossing time and oceans" (National Public Radio), Jori Lewis's prizewinning Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. "With elegant prose and engaging details" (National Book Award-winner Imani Perry), Lewis reveals how demand for peanut oil in Europe ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twentieth century, long after the European powers had officially banned it in the territories they controlled. "This informative and compassionate account unearths a little-known chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialism" (Publishers Weekly), recreating a world on the coast of Africa that is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have experienced. Slaves for Peanuts is "told in rich detail through the eyes of West African men and women" (Civil Eats)-from an African-born French missionary harboring runaway slaves, to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the politics of French imperialism-who challenge our most basic assumptions of the motives and people who supported human bondage. At a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery, here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history.
Read Less
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: a Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $11.09, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $18.86, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: a Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $21.98, very good condition, Sold by EdmondDantes Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by The New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $25.34, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts; a Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Columbia Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by The New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: a Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $37.33, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by The New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: a Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $67.27, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by The New Press.
Add this copy of Slaves for Peanuts: a Story of Conquest, Liberation, to cart. $98.50, new condition, Sold by BetterBookDeals rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NIAGARA FALLS, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by The New Press.
