Posts by Pamela
Looking at the Atlantic Slave Trade From Another Perspective
I spent the eight weeks leading up to Christmas working on a short book on the trans-Atlantic slave trade for high school libraries. Quite frankly, it kicked my butt. I took the assignment because I wanted something to distract myself with while my agent took my proposal for Women Warriors out on submission.* I knew…
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Plunging Into A History-Buff New Year (Or Should That Be A New History-Buff Year?)
This year I abandoned many of my holiday traditions. Instead of a tree, we had a decorated rosemary plant. Instead of decorating the house in a celebratory frenzy, we brought things out a bit at a time, when and as the spirit moved us. I did not make plans to have Christmas tea with one…
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Here I Go A-wassailing?
Well, not exactly. I had every intention of having blog posts lined up to carry us through the holidays here on the Margins. But as those of you who have subscribed to my newsletter* know, I’m struggling to finish a little book about the Atlantic slave trade. In the interest of sanity, I’m taking a…
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