Celia: A Slave - Couverture rigide

McLaurin, Melton A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0820313521 ISBN 13 : 9780820313528

Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 1991

Synopsis

Celia Avon has compiled a varied list of books that focus on issues and concerns for women everywhere -- from notable fiction to detailed healthcare guides.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In 1850, fourteen-year-old Celia became the property of Robert Newsom, a prosperous and respected Missouri farmer. For the next five years, she was cruelly and repeatedly molested by her abusive master--and bore him two children in the process. But in 1855, driven to the limits of her endurance, Celia fought back. And at the tender age of eighteen, the desperate and frightened young black woman found herself on trial for Newsom's murder--the defendant in a landmark courtroom battle that threatened to undermine the very foundations of the South's most cherished institution. Based on court records, correspondences and newspaper accounts past and present, Celia, A Slave is a powerful masterwork of passion and scholarship--a stunning literary achievement that brilliantly illuminates one of the most extraordinary events in the long, dark history of slavery in America.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Celia was an ordinary slave--until she struck back at her abusive master and became the defendant in a landmark trial that threatened to undermine the very foundations of the South's "Peculiar Institution."

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Georgia Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0820313521
• ISBN 13: 9780820313528
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160