Book & podcast collection

Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother’s Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South

byBeth Macy

Beth Macy uses Truevine to investigate two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother’s Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South through a carefully framed historical account. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the wider field of history. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of the subject and why its consequences still deserve attention.

Publisher

Back Bay Books

Publication date

Oct 17, 2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

448

ISBN

9780316337526