Author: Jacqueline T. Small
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595798764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Freedomtown is a quiet little town west of Philadelphia, but potential residents must meet the requirements of the town charter: They must be African-American (a descendant of a former slave), they must marry within their own race, they must live above the poverty-line and they must have no criminal past. The founder, Samuel Freeman, a fugitive slave, wrote the town charter over one hundred-forty one years ago, and even though times have changed his descendants see no reason to amend the town charter. Some residents have slipped through the cracks over the years, but the descendants of Samuel Freeman have developed a unique way to remove violators of the town charter. Why don't you visit Freedomtown, just for a little while?
Freedomtown: a Novelette
Author: Jacqueline T. Small
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595798764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Freedomtown is a quiet little town west of Philadelphia, but potential residents must meet the requirements of the town charter: They must be African-American (a descendant of a former slave), they must marry within their own race, they must live above the poverty-line and they must have no criminal past. The founder, Samuel Freeman, a fugitive slave, wrote the town charter over one hundred-forty one years ago, and even though times have changed his descendants see no reason to amend the town charter. Some residents have slipped through the cracks over the years, but the descendants of Samuel Freeman have developed a unique way to remove violators of the town charter. Why don't you visit Freedomtown, just for a little while?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595798764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Freedomtown is a quiet little town west of Philadelphia, but potential residents must meet the requirements of the town charter: They must be African-American (a descendant of a former slave), they must marry within their own race, they must live above the poverty-line and they must have no criminal past. The founder, Samuel Freeman, a fugitive slave, wrote the town charter over one hundred-forty one years ago, and even though times have changed his descendants see no reason to amend the town charter. Some residents have slipped through the cracks over the years, but the descendants of Samuel Freeman have developed a unique way to remove violators of the town charter. Why don't you visit Freedomtown, just for a little while?
Freedomtown: a Novelette
Author: Jacqueline T. Small
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595798766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Freedomtown is a quiet little town west of Philadelphia, but potential residents must meet the requirements of the town charter: They must be African-American (a descendant of a former slave), they must marry within their own race, they must live above the poverty-line and they must have no criminal past. The founder, Samuel Freeman, a fugitive slave, wrote the town charter over one hundred-forty one years ago, and even though times have changed his descendants see no reason to amend the town charter. Some residents have slipped through the cracks over the years, but the descendants of Samuel Freeman have developed a unique way to remove violators of the town charter. Why don't you visit Freedomtown, just for a little while?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595798766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Freedomtown is a quiet little town west of Philadelphia, but potential residents must meet the requirements of the town charter: They must be African-American (a descendant of a former slave), they must marry within their own race, they must live above the poverty-line and they must have no criminal past. The founder, Samuel Freeman, a fugitive slave, wrote the town charter over one hundred-forty one years ago, and even though times have changed his descendants see no reason to amend the town charter. Some residents have slipped through the cracks over the years, but the descendants of Samuel Freeman have developed a unique way to remove violators of the town charter. Why don't you visit Freedomtown, just for a little while?
So the Path Does Not Die
Author: Pede Hollist
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956727377
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Protagonist Fina's search for happiness and belonging begins on the night of her aborted circumcision and continues through her teenage years in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital; her twenties in the Washington Metropolitan Area; and ends with her return to Sierra Leone to work as an advocate for war-traumatized children. The novel explores the problems she encounters in each setting against the backdrop of the tensions, ambiguities, and fragmentation of the stranger/immigrant condition and the characters' struggles to clarify their ideas about "home" and "abroad." Fina's circumcision gets significant, though not sensational, play in the different attitudes toward the practice between her and her fiance Cammy, a Trinidadian urologist. The differences complicate their relationship at a time when skeletons from their pasts threaten their impending marriage. The stories of Fina's friend, African-American Aman and her fiance, Nigerian Bayo; of Edna (Fina's foster sister) and her husband Kizzy; and of Mawaf, a war-traumatized teen, unfold in subplots that merge with the main plot and overarching theme of belonging as characters straddle "home" and "abroad" places."
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956727377
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Protagonist Fina's search for happiness and belonging begins on the night of her aborted circumcision and continues through her teenage years in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital; her twenties in the Washington Metropolitan Area; and ends with her return to Sierra Leone to work as an advocate for war-traumatized children. The novel explores the problems she encounters in each setting against the backdrop of the tensions, ambiguities, and fragmentation of the stranger/immigrant condition and the characters' struggles to clarify their ideas about "home" and "abroad." Fina's circumcision gets significant, though not sensational, play in the different attitudes toward the practice between her and her fiance Cammy, a Trinidadian urologist. The differences complicate their relationship at a time when skeletons from their pasts threaten their impending marriage. The stories of Fina's friend, African-American Aman and her fiance, Nigerian Bayo; of Edna (Fina's foster sister) and her husband Kizzy; and of Mawaf, a war-traumatized teen, unfold in subplots that merge with the main plot and overarching theme of belonging as characters straddle "home" and "abroad" places."
Deckhouse
Author: Donat Le Blanc
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728363055
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The book describes the life of a young boy growing up with a father who was very strict leading him to join the military then finding himself severely disabled and going on to what he terms as a rebirth and a new life. About the Author: He was young and patriotic growing up in a home in the 40's in a house with the love of his mother and the discipline of his father. His father was a World War II combat D Day veteran and as former a POW. Growing up as a young athlete in school he wanted a life in the military and chose the United States Marine Corps. Returning from the Vietnam War with severe disabling injuries he began his new life only to have roadblocks thrown in his face.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728363055
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The book describes the life of a young boy growing up with a father who was very strict leading him to join the military then finding himself severely disabled and going on to what he terms as a rebirth and a new life. About the Author: He was young and patriotic growing up in a home in the 40's in a house with the love of his mother and the discipline of his father. His father was a World War II combat D Day veteran and as former a POW. Growing up as a young athlete in school he wanted a life in the military and chose the United States Marine Corps. Returning from the Vietnam War with severe disabling injuries he began his new life only to have roadblocks thrown in his face.
The Book of Negroes
Author: Lawrence Hill
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409080609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
'A beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage facts . . . a fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' The Times WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH PRIZE FOR FICTION Based on a true story, Lawrence Hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful woman. Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home again. After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through Manhattan in the chaos of the Revolutionary War, is shipped to Nova Scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to Africa. What readers are saying: ***** 'Beautifully written ... an enlightening read' ***** 'Since reading, this has become my favourite book ever' ***** 'A powerful historical account of an incredible woman's journey'
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409080609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
'A beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage facts . . . a fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' The Times WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH PRIZE FOR FICTION Based on a true story, Lawrence Hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful woman. Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home again. After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through Manhattan in the chaos of the Revolutionary War, is shipped to Nova Scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to Africa. What readers are saying: ***** 'Beautifully written ... an enlightening read' ***** 'Since reading, this has become my favourite book ever' ***** 'A powerful historical account of an incredible woman's journey'
The Contemporary American Short-Story Cycle
Author: James Nagel
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807129616
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
James Nagel offers the first systematic history and definition of the short-story cycle as exemplified in contemporary American fiction, bringing attention to the format's wide appeal among various ethnic groups. He examines in detail eight recent manifestations of the genre, all praised by critics while uniformly misidentified as novels. Nagel proposes that the short-story cycle, with its concentric as opposed to linear plot development possibilities, lends itself particularly well to exploring themes of ethnic assimilation, which mirror some of the major issues facing American society today.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807129616
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
James Nagel offers the first systematic history and definition of the short-story cycle as exemplified in contemporary American fiction, bringing attention to the format's wide appeal among various ethnic groups. He examines in detail eight recent manifestations of the genre, all praised by critics while uniformly misidentified as novels. Nagel proposes that the short-story cycle, with its concentric as opposed to linear plot development possibilities, lends itself particularly well to exploring themes of ethnic assimilation, which mirror some of the major issues facing American society today.
Diamonds are Forever
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Diamonds are Forever" by Ian Fleming. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Diamonds are Forever" by Ian Fleming. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Five Novelettes
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Publisher: London : Folio Society
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher: London : Folio Society
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Romeo and Juliet
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382121239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382121239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.