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Bezig met laden... The Freedom Business: Including a Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africadoor Marilyn Nelson
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A fascinating story of Venture or Broteer Furro, his name before enslavement. He really worked hard and had more hard knocks that any person should. Ms Nelson's poetry didn't do much for me. At first it was just a rewording of the slave narrative from the previous page, later it felt like it moved toward fiction. I really picked this up because I had heard of the slave narrative and this was the only edition I could find. I'm glad it is available. I hope others will find more in the poetry than I did. Lovely artwork! ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Born the prince of Dukandarra, Guinea, Broteer Furro was captured by slave traders at age six. As Broteer stepped off the African continent and onto a cargo ship bound for Rhode Island, the vessel's steward purchased the boy and gave him a new name: Venture. The young man crossed the Atlantic Ocean, landed in Narragansett, and worked through three decades of slavery to buy not only his own freedom but also the freedom of his wife and children. Remarkable in his own time for his Ambition and physical stature, Venture Smith would become known to history as the first man to document both his capture from Africa and life as an American slave. Poems by Marilyn Nelson sit opposite the text of Venture Smith's own narrative. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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