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Daddy Was A Number Runner
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
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Louise Meriwether – författare
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2025
272 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2013
267 kr
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Fragments of the Ark follows the exploits of runaway slave Peter Mango, his family, and a band of fellow escaped slaves as they commandeer a Confederate gunboat out of Charleston harbour and deliver it to the Union navy. Mango is made captain of this liberated vessel and commands its crew through the duration of the war. He also travels to Washington to meet President Lincoln, adding his voice to others trying to persuade the president to allow black men to enlist in the armed forces. After the war Mango bought a home from his former master and became a political organiser for voting rights. Eventually he was elected a delegate to South Carolina's state convention to rewrite its constitution. Based on the inspirational life of Robert Smalls, Fragments of the Ark explores the American Civil War through the eyes of its most deeply wounded souls. Against this chaotic backdrop, the novel sweeps readers into Mango's heroic quest for the most basic of human rights—a safe haven to nurture a family bound by love and not fear, and the freedom to be the master of his own life. - E-bokEngelska, 2013
307 kr
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Fragments of the Ark follows the exploits of runaway slave Peter Mango, his family, and a band of fellow escaped slaves as they commandeer a Confederate gunboat out of Charleston harbor and deliver it to the Union navy. Mango is made captain of this liberated vessel and commands its crew through the duration of the war. He also travels to Washington to meet President Lincoln, adding his voice to others trying to persuade the president to allow black men to enlist in the armed forces. After the war Mango bought a home from his former master and became a political organizer for voting rights. Eventually he was elected a delegate to South Carolina''s state convention to rewrite its constitution.
Based on the inspirational life of Robert Smalls, Fragments of the Ark explores the American Civil War through the eyes of its most deeply wounded souls. Against this chaotic backdrop, the novel sweeps readers into Mango''s heroic quest for the most basic of human rights—a safe haven to nurture a family bound by love and not fear, and the freedom to be the master of his own life.
- Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
386 kr
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Robert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the American Civil War. The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls tells the inspirational story of Small’s life as a slave, his boyhood dream of freedom, and his bold and daring plan as a young man to commandeer a Confederate gunboat from Charleston Harbor and escape with fifteen fellow slaves and family members. Smalls joined the Union Navy, rose to the rank of captain, and became the first African American to command a U.S. service ship. After the war Smalls returned to Beaufort, bought the home of his former master, and began a long career in state and national politics.Originally published in 1971, this new edition of The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls features Louise Meriwether’s original narrative, now illustrated by the colorful paintings of renowned Southern artist Jonathan Green. - E-bokEngelska, 2018
262 kr
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The true story of an enslaved African American man who escaped to freedom and became a military and political leader
Robert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the American Civil War. The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls tells the inspirational story of Small''s life as a slave, his boyhood dream of freedom, and his bold and daring plan as a young man to commandeer a Confederate gunboat from Charleston Harbor and escape with fifteen fellow slaves and family members. Smalls joined the Union Navy and rose to the rank of captain and became the first African American to command a U.S. service ship. After the war Smalls returned to Beaufort, bought the home of his former master, and began a long career in state and national politics.
This new edition of The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls, originally published in 1971, features Louise Meriwether''s original narrative, now illustrated by the colorful paintings of renowned Southern artist Jonathan Green.
- E-bokTyska, 2023
170 kr
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Ein moderner Klassiker der amerikanischen Literatur, erstmals auf Deutsch, mit einem Vorwort von James Baldwin. Harlem, 1934: Die 12-jährige Francie wächst in einem rauen Umfeld auf. Ihr geliebter Vater arbeitet als «Number Runner» im illegalen Lotteriegeschäft – besser als so manch denkbare Alternative. Francie ist eine Träumerin, doch Mädchen und Frauen in ihrer Welt haben nur begrenzte Möglichkeiten und sind ständig auf der Hut: vor den Männern, die ihnen auf Hausdächern, im Park oder im Kino auflauern, dem Bäcker, der für Zimtschnecken Gefälligkeiten verlangt, dem allgegenwärtigen Rassismus. Halt findet Francie im vertrauten Netz aus Nachbarn, Familie und Freunden. Aber die Gemeinschaft hat auch ihre Schattenseiten, wie die brutalen Straßengangs, die Macht und Kontrolle verheißen und in deren Sog Francies Bruder immer mehr gerät …«Louise Meriwether erzählt allen, die lesen können und über Empathie verfügen, was es bedeutet, in diesem Land schwarz und eine Frau zu sein.» (James Baldwin)
