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Dessa Rose

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ISBN-10: 0688166431

ISBN-13: 9780688166434

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sherley Anne Williams, Sherley A. Williams

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This acclaimed historical novel is based on two actual incidents: In 1829 in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman helped lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. She was sentenced to death, but her hanging was delayed until after the birth of her baby. In North Carolina in 1830, a white woman living on an isolated farm was reported to have given sanctuary to runaway slaves. In Dessa Rose, the author asks the question: "What if these two women met?" From there the story unfolds: two strong women, one black, one white, form a forbidden and ambivalent alliance; a bold scheme is hatched to win freedom; trust is slowly extended and cautiously accepted as the two women…    
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Book details

List price: $13.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/20/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

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