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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Civil War Classics)
ISBN: 9781626818149 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel has understandably grown in stature since its publication, now viewed as one of the most powerful and effecting works of the era to changing public opinion on slavery. As mesmerizing today as when it was published (and became the bestselling novel of the 19th century), the characters Eliza and George, Simon Legree, Little...
To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and ...
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To Handcuff Lightning
ISBN: 9780979457623 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,43 |
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Breaking Dawn
ISBN: 9780991551712 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of poetry was written over the last twenty-five years of Rev. Cordell Sloans life. Still, his voice and the themes embodied are ageless. Each poem is a window that gives a glimpse into his heart, his soul, and the depth of his faith. This collection expresses all the emotions of life, love, pain, joy, disappointment, expectation, perseverance, and death. They represent the human condition and are divided into nine categories, spiritual, inspirational, nature, the passage of time, love and longings, life and living, the Black man, life in the ghetto, and racial inequality....
This collection of poetry was written over the last twenty-five years of Rev. Cordell Sloans life. Still, his voice and the themes embodied are ageles...
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61,61 |
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The Legacy
ISBN: 9781505502480 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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32,33 |
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Pennsylvania Avenue
ISBN: 9781511545778 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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52,56 |
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Victoria's Journey
ISBN: 9780692439524 / Angielski / Miękka / 674 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Victoria's Journey is the four book compilation from Bestselling Author, A'Mera Frieman. A'Mera takes readers on the incredible journey of Victoria Roberts Sams. Born with White features, Victoria experiences rejection, hardships, and painful obstacles from an early age from her own family, society. However, Victoria stands fast against the dark curse of her ancestors and learns to use her special gifts to walk in her Christian faith. Victoria's Journey is based on the dynamic life of A'Mera Frieman's mother who raised her children in a world of poverty, ridicule, and prejudice while holding...
Victoria's Journey is the four book compilation from Bestselling Author, A'Mera Frieman. A'Mera takes readers on the incredible journey of Victoria Ro...
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93,02 |
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Silent Threads
ISBN: 9781512164794 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charis Adderly is the secret, mute, mixed race, niece of Mayor Harlow Radclyffe's wife, Madeline. The Radclyffes are the spice of Deer Creek, Alabama; a small town of wealthy people, which is why Charis is passed off as their maid. The glorified men of this town do what they desire to whom they desire, without consequence. That is until Charis witnesses the Mayor in a dangerous compromising position. Her dreary and horrific existence takes a dramatic turn when she is faced with a choice. She can either reveal her secret to the town and face scrutiny, jail time, maybe even death, or allow the...
Charis Adderly is the secret, mute, mixed race, niece of Mayor Harlow Radclyffe's wife, Madeline. The Radclyffes are the spice of Deer Creek, Alabama;...
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Free To Be
ISBN: 9780996180801 / Angielski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2015 Florida Book Award Winner, Silver Medal The Union navy cripples the rebel defenses at Port Royal, South Carolina and panicky plantation owners flee, abandoning their crops, property, and 8,000 slaves. Neither planter nor slave realize November 7, 1861, would mark the end of life as they know it. The army confiscates a bumper crop of contraband Sea Island cotton and hires the slaves-also labeled contraband-to harvest it for the United States Treasury. Sensing a chance at freedom, the Negroes rejoice, recalling that day of awareness as 'The day the big gun shoot'. But Crecie, a field hand...
2015 Florida Book Award Winner, Silver Medal The Union navy cripples the rebel defenses at Port Royal, South Carolina and panicky plantation owners fl...
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51,79 |
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Driving the King
ISBN: 9780060529628 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A daring and brilliant novel that explores race and class in 1950s America, witnessed through the experiences of Nat King Cole and his driver, Nat Weary. The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His childhood friend, Nat Weary, plans to propose to his sweetheart, and the singer will honor their moment with a special song. While the world has changed, segregated Jim Crow Montgomery remains the same. When a white man attacks Cole with a pipe, Weary leaps from the audience to defend him--an act... A daring and brilliant novel that explores race and class in 1950s America, witnessed through the experiences of Nat King Cole and his driver, Nat ... |
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Gilded Debutante
ISBN: 9781505429008 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gilded Debutante follows the lives of Opal, Clover and Tess Hughes, three sisters living in the beautiful countryside surrounding Washington, D.C. during the Gilded Age. It is winter 1884 and until now, life has been charmed for these daughters of wealthy general store owner, Robert Hughes and although the girls have spent their lives together, they could not be further apart when it comes to their outlook on life. Being the eldest, Opal takes great pride in her role at Hughes General, while her younger sister, Clover, is equally as devoted to marrying her long time beau, Earle Cullens and...
Gilded Debutante follows the lives of Opal, Clover and Tess Hughes, three sisters living in the beautiful countryside surrounding Washington, D.C. dur...
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44,47 |
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Living Language, Living Memory - Essays on the Works of Toni Morrison
ISBN: 9789186069957 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,06 |
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Discarded Shackles--The Escape: A Chronicle of Slavery and Delivery
ISBN: 9781515188490 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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21,77 |
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Homegoing
ISBN: 9780735208193 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book One of Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016 NPR's Debut Novel of the Year One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016 One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016 "Homegoing is an inspiration." --Ta-Nehisi Coates The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, Homegoing... Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book One of Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016 NPR'... |
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127,17 |
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September (The Christina Dandridge Story)
ISBN: 9780692463109 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born to an interracial couple in Arkansas circa 1960, Christina Dandridge's life was tumultuous from the start with things only growing worse as the years passed. Wrought with abuse and abandonment, Christina's life is a journey of ups and downs and trials and triumphs. This is a companion novel to the Been So Long series, chronicling the life of Mona-Lisa's mother and setting the stage for the dysfunction that plagued the lives of both Mona-Lisa and her sister, Cleo. (Discussion Questions are included)
Born to an interracial couple in Arkansas circa 1960, Christina Dandridge's life was tumultuous from the start with things only growing worse as the y...
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A Geechee Homecoming
ISBN: 9780692494073 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Geechee Homecoming is an historical fiction set in 1858 on Bonita Island Plantation. It is the story of Etta. She and her mother are house servants to the Wilsons, master and mistress of the planation. Oddly, Etta has been allowed to go to the mainland to help her grandmother, a freed slave. She is called back to the island when her mother is sent away from the Main House in disgrace. They must adapt to the life of farmhands among their Geechee family and friends. Etta grows in appreciation for her history and culture. She finds her place as she learns about conjuring, medicinal plants, the...
A Geechee Homecoming is an historical fiction set in 1858 on Bonita Island Plantation. It is the story of Etta. She and her mother are house servants ...
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TheirStory: The Begginning
ISBN: 9780984702466 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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52,56 |
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Homegoing
ISBN: 9781101947135 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book One of Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016 NPR's Debut Novel of the Year One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016 One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016 "Homegoing is an inspiration." --Ta-Nehisi Coates The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, Homegoing... Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book One of Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016 NPR'... |
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The Eyes of the Comet: An American Slave Odyssey
ISBN: 9780996537100 / Angielski / Miękka / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Eyes of the Comet - An American Slave Odyssey is a "highly charged" historical novel whose time has finally arrived. The story captures the "vibrancy" of the South during the ante-bellum period. An exciting adventure, packed with all the intrigue and passion necessary to fill the reader's imagination, the book represents a carefully researched compilation of material woven into various "themes and connections," which provide us with a fresh examination of the era. Scenes throughout the novel are based on careful research and simply not manufactured, which addresses the old adage that... The Eyes of the Comet - An American Slave Odyssey is a "highly charged" historical novel whose time has finally arrived. The story captures the "vi... |
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107,68 |
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Eyes Like Mine
ISBN: 9781508457725 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,65 |
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The Checkerboard
ISBN: 9781625263025 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. September 8, 1900 Five Thousand Lives Blotted Out The headlines say it all. Death, destruction, and desolation is everywhere on Galveston Island. The papers don't mention the survivors. THE CHECKERBOARD, sequel to THE CANARY, continues the story of Myra Gallaway, her new husband CB, and Black Jack and his new wife, Marguerite, the 'red-headed colored gal.' The men showed that, against all odds, a mixed ship sails well. The wives band together in the house in LaPorte to prove the same to their new neighborhood. All seems to go as expected until that crazy gypsy, Lulah Marie, shows up and...
September 8, 1900 Five Thousand Lives Blotted Out The headlines say it all. Death, destruction, and desolation is everywhere on Galveston Island. The ...
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