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A clever formerly enslaved couple uses laundry as a code to pass secrets from the South to the North during the Civil War They risk their lives to help win freedom for all.
A novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence n nIsaiah was Samuel s and Samuel was Isaiah s That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until th
In the tradition of Wench and Twelve Years a Slave, this harrowing story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthda
In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidules Robert E Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy and explores why some of this country s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E Lee
Cordelia Owens can weave a hopeful dream around anything and is well used to winning the hearts of everyone in Savannah with her whimsy Even when she receives word that her sweetheart has been lost during a raid on a Yankee vessel, she clings to hope and comes up with many a romantic tale of his ev
The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has often been attributed to the equivocations and inconsistencies of antislavery leaders, including Lincoln himself But James Oakes s brilliant history of Lincoln s antislavery strategies reveals a striking consistency and commitment e
A new novel inspired by historical events a story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post Civil War South, and of a modern day teacher who rediscovers their story and its connection to her own students lives n nLisa Wingate brings to life stories fro
In the tradition of Wench and Twelve Years a Slave, this harrowing story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthda
A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing and for the conjuring of curses are at the heart of this dazzling first novel n nConjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the li