{"title":"Tiya Miles","description":"\u003cp\u003eTiya Miles is a celebrated historian and author whose work casts a compelling light on American history, particularly focusing on the intersections of African American, Native American, and women's experiences. Her insightful narratives are well-researched and critically acclaimed, making her books essential reads for anyone interested in understanding the deeper layers of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAll That She Carried\u003c\/em\u003e, Miles delves into the poignant story of a single object—a cotton sack passed down through generations of Black women. This book not only captures their resilience and survival but also won the prestigious National Book Award, highlighting its significance in the literary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother remarkable work, \u003cem\u003eWild Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, showcases Miles' ability to uncover the lesser-known facets of history with a focus on young women who lived on the margins of colonial and early America. This book offers a unique perspective that contributes to a fuller understanding of historical narratives often missing from textbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're passionate about exploring history in a way that is deeply human and profoundly engaging, the collection of Tiya Miles' writings is certain to enrich your perspective and spark thoughtful conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"all-that-she-carried","title":"All That She Carried","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ~ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ~ WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An astonishing account of love, resilience and survival'\u003c\/em\u003e – Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A remarkable book'\u003c\/em\u003e – New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An extraordinary tale through the generations'\u003c\/em\u003e – Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1850s South Carolina, Rose, an enslaved woman, faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag with a few items. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the sack in spare, haunting language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat, in itself, is a story. But it's not the whole story. How does one uncover the lives of people who, in their day, were considered property? Harvard historian Tiya Miles carefully traces these women's faint presence in archival records, and, where archives fall short, she turns to objects, art, and the environment to write a singular history of the experience of slavery, and the uncertain freedom afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll That She Carried\u003c\/em\u003e gives us history as it was lived, a poignant story of resilience and love passed down against steep odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706081140972,"sku":"9781800818217","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781800818217.jpg?v=1725882453"},{"product_id":"all-that-she-carried-by-tiya-miles-9781800818200","title":"All That She Carried","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll That She Carried\u003c\/em\u003e is the National Book Award Winner and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller. It also triumphed as the winner of the Cundill History Prize and was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable book\" - Jennifer Szalai, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant exercise in historical excavation and recovery\" - Annette Gordon-Reed, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hemingses of Monticello\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A history told with brilliance and tenderness and fearlessness\" - Jill Lepore, author of \u003cem\u003eThese Truths: A History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1850s South Carolina, Rose, an enslaved woman, faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag with a few items. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. 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The Indigenous women's basketball team from Fort Shaw, Montana, recaptured a sense of pride in physical prowess as they trounced the white teams of the 1904 World's Fair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrating women like these who acted on their confidence outdoors, \u003cem\u003eWild Girls\u003c\/em\u003e brings new context to misunderstood icons like Sacagawea and Pocahontas, and to underappreciated figures such as Native American activist writer Zitkála-Šá, also known as Gertrude Bonnin, farmworkers' champion Dolores Huerta, and labour and Civil Rights organiser Grace Lee Boggs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful, meditative work of history puts girls of all races—and the landscapes they loved—at centre stage and reveals the impact of the outdoors on women's independence, resourcefulness, and vision. 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