Growing Up in Slavery Stories of Young Slaves as Told By Themselves.
Ten slaves?all under the age of 19?tell stories of enslavement, brutality, and dreams of freedom in this collection culled from full-length autobiographies. These accounts, selected to help teenagers relate to the horrific experiences of slaves their own age living in the not-so-distant past, includ...
| Основен автор: | Taylor, Yuval. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
Chicago Review Press,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=587114 |
| Резюме: |
Ten slaves?all under the age of 19?tell stories of enslavement, brutality, and dreams of freedom in this collection culled from full-length autobiographies. These accounts, selected to help teenagers relate to the horrific experiences of slaves their own age living in the not-so-distant past, include stories of young slaves torn from their mothers and families, suffering from starvation, and being whipped and tortured. But these are not all tales of deprivation and violence; teenagers will relate to accounts of slaves challenging authority, playing games, telling jokes, and falling in lov. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9781613741900 1613741901 |