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Cargando... The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novelpor Sharon Ewell Foster
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. NCLA Review: Sharon Foster has turned the story of Nat Turner and the slave rebellion he led in 1831 into a spellbinding novel. His story is related through the words of slaves and masters, friends and foes. It details the terrible abuses of any system that is based on the misguided belief that one human being may own another as property. The author not only thoroughly researched written records but also interviewed descendents of people involved in Turner’s revolt. Brought to light are facts mostly ignored before now: that slaves brought from Ethiopia also came from an ancient Christian country with memories of black Madonnas on cathederal walls and that the “confession” supposedly made by Nat Turner during his trial is more fiction than fact. Foster has written one of the most fascinating and thought-provoking novels of recent history. Discussion questions that are included would be helpful for a group study. Rating: 4 —AL ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Fiction.
African American Fiction.
Literature.
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HTML: The truth has been buried more than one hundred years . . . Leading a small army of slaves, Nat Turner was a man born with a mission: to set the captives free. When words failed, he ignited an uprising that left over fifty whites dead. In the predawn hours of August 22, 1831, Nat Turner stormed into history with a Bible in one hand, brandishing a sword in the other. His rebellion shined a national spotlight on slavery and the state of Virginia and divided a nation's trust. Turner himself became a lightning rod for abolitionists like Harriet Beecher Stowe and a terror and secret shame for slave owners. In The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses, Nat Turner's story is revealed through the eyes and minds of slaves and masters, friends and foes. In their words is the truth of the mystery and conspiracy of Nat Turner's life, death, and confession. The Resurrection of Nat Turner spans more than sixty years, sweeping from the majestic highlands of Ethiopia to the towns of Cross Keys and Jerusalem in Southampton County. Using extensive research, Sharon Ewell Foster breaks hallowed ground in this epic novel, revealing long-buried secrets about this tragic hero. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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