Homelands and Waterways The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926 by AdeleLoganAlexander Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2000 by Vintage Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-679-75871-6, ISBN: 0-679-75871-2
"John Robert Bond, son of a white Englishwoman and a black laborer on the Liverpool waterfront, became a sailor in the American Union Navy and married Emma Thomas, a Virginia woman born into slavery, in 1865. Chronicling their lives and those of their children and grandchildren, the author (their great-granddaughter Adele Logan Alexander) presents a dramatic family saga intertwined with a sweeping account of the black experience in Ameri ..."
"This remarkable guidenbook details more than 150 sites and institutions that have shaped black history and traditions, both in this particular community and throughout the country. A book to slip into a backpack, keep handy in a glove compartment, or linger over at home, "The Guide to Black Washington" weaves together historical overviews, lively anecdotes, and plenty of practical information. From Library Journal "A different kind ..."