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professor, history, Columbia University

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Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History. He taught history at Cambridge (1966-76), Oxford (1976-1980) and art history and history at Harvard (1980-1993) before coming to Columbia. [more]

Rough Crossings: Blacks and the Revolutionary War

Simon Schama

May 11, 2006

01:14:26

Simon Schama discusses his book Rough Crossings, which turns on a single huge question: if you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, whom would you want to win? Tens of thousands gave their answer, voting with their feet for Britain and King George.

The American Future: A History

Author: Simon Schama

Publisher: Ecco (2009)

Binding: Hardcover, 416 pages

The Power of Art

Author: Simon Schama

Publisher: Ecco (2006)

Binding: Hardcover, 448 pages

The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age

Author: Simon Schama

Publisher: Vintage (1997)

Binding: Paperback, 720 pages

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Author: Simon Schama

Publisher: Vintage (1990)

Binding: Paperback, 976 pages

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