Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley—as she comes to be known—has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave—she becomes America’s first published black poet. “Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.”—Booklist
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave--she becomes America's first published black poet. Tutored in secret by the family's son Nathaniel, she turns from household labor to the meter of ancient poets--reading Virgil and Homer by candlelight. Yet her growing talent provokes sharp disbelief among colonial authorities who refuse to credit an enslaved girl with formal literature. Summoned before eighteen prominent Bostonians at Province House, she faces an extraordinary trial of her intellect--answering their classical inquiries to claim her own work. A voyage across the Atlantic carries her poems toward London publication, even as the first stirrings of the American Revolution threaten to upend Boston. "Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal."--Booklist African American History: A correspondence with fellow captive Obour Tanner in Newport offers Phillis a rare confidante who understands the perils of living between two worlds. Coming of Age: Clinging to a cowrie shell talisman given by her mother on the slave ship, Phillis wrestles with her complex devotion to the master's son and the true cost of independence. Revolutionary War: Phillis pens a tribute that earns her a personal audience with General George Washington at his Cambridge camp. Also by This Author: A Break with Charity, The Coffin Quilt and The Fifth of March. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00082632546
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Fair. Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave--she becomes America's first published black poet. Tutored in secret by the family's son Nathaniel, she turns from household labor to the meter of ancient poets--reading Virgil and Homer by candlelight. Yet her growing talent provokes sharp disbelief among colonial authorities who refuse to credit an enslaved girl with formal literature. Summoned before eighteen prominent Bostonians at Province House, she faces an extraordinary trial of her intellect--answering their classical inquiries to claim her own work. A voyage across the Atlantic carries her poems toward London publication, even as the first stirrings of the American Revolution threaten to upend Boston. "Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal."--Booklist African American History: A correspondence with fellow captive Obour Tanner in Newport offers Phillis a rare confidante who understands the perils of living between two worlds. Coming of Age: Clinging to a cowrie shell talisman given by her mother on the slave ship, Phillis wrestles with her complex devotion to the master's son and the true cost of independence. Revolutionary War: Phillis pens a tribute that earns her a personal audience with General George Washington at his Cambridge camp. Also by This Author: A Break with Charity, The Coffin Quilt and The Fifth of March. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00099149454
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Librería: Zoom Books East, Glendale Heights, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: 2nd Life Books, Burlington, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Reliant Bookstore, El Dorado, KS, Estados Unidos de America
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