Tag: Slavery
Island Beneath the Sea
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/15/island-beneath-the-sea/
Title: Island Beneath the Sea Author: Isabel Allende Publisher: Harper, April 2010 Summary: Island Beneath the Sea follows a young woman named Zarité thrown into slavery in 18th century Haiti. Known by most as Tété, she is chosen to become housekeeper for Toulouse Valmorain, an unpredictable...
Nat Turner
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/12/11/nat-turner/
Title: Nat Turner Author: Kyle Baker Publisher: Abrams, June 2008 Summary: This stunning graphic novel tells the story of the deadly slave rebellion led by the infamous Nat Turner in 1830s Virginia. Author/Illustrator Kyle Baker uses the text of Turner’s actual confession to illuminate the...
Soul Catcher
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/04/30/soul-catcher/
Title: Soul Catcher Author: Michael White Summary:Augustus Cain has a dependency on laudanum, a weakness for gambling, and a talent for slave catching. When he gambles and loses his favorite horse to a wealthy tobacco planter, the only way to get him back is to...