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21) Essie's roses
Author
Publisher
Little Cabin Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
22) 12 years a slave
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
[English/Spanish/French dialogue version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbener, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves....
Author
Series
Faith of our fathers volume 1
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
9 compact discs (15 hrs.) : Digitally mastered.
Language
English
Description
It is the eve of the Civil War, and the delicate fabric of young nation threatens to tear apart as volatile issues divide its people.
Author
Series
Shenandoah sisters volume 1
Language
English
Description
Despite being born within a year of each other in the same North Carolina county, Mayme and Katie live in two vastly different worlds, until the Civil War bring death and destruction to Katie's Rosewood Plantation home and Mayme's slave quarters, and the two girls find themselves struggling to survive the war's devastation.
Author
Series
Kitchen house volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The Kitchen House continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad ... This ... stand-alone novel opens in 1830, and Jamie, who fled from the Virginian plantation he once called home, is passing in Philadelphia society as a wealthy white silversmith. After many years of striving, Jamie has achieved acclaim and security, only...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (233 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of Scarlett O'Hara, a Southern belle who enjoys her socialite lifestyle and the attention of many eligible single rich men. This idyllic lifestyle is shattered by the onset of the U.S. Civil War that eventually reduces her home to near ruins. Robbed of the luxuries she loved, she vows to grow strong so she will never be poor again. She begins to ruthlessly climb to the top of the new social order. Scarlett also has a complex, love-hate...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing—and for the conjuring of curses—are at the heart of this dazzling first novel
WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times • NPR • Parade • Book Riot • PopMatters
“Lush, irresistible . . . It took me into the hearts of women I could...
WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times • NPR • Parade • Book Riot • PopMatters
“Lush, irresistible . . . It took me into the hearts of women I could...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Harris County, Georgia, 1912. A white man, the beloved nephew of the county sheriff, is shot dead on the porch of a black woman. Days later, the sheriff sanctions the lynching of a black woman and three black men, all of them innocent. For Karen Branan, the great-granddaughter of that sheriff, this isn't just history; this is family history. Branan spent nearly twenty years combing through diaries and letters, hunting for clues in libraries and archives...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
This program is read by the author.
Decades after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, Slaves in the Family makes its audio debut, with a new preface by the author.
The Ball family hails from South Carolina—Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1776, eleven-year-old Felicity runs the household while her mother and siblings are away, but is distracted by her horse's ill health, two strangers in town, and the fear that a box of family heirlooms is haunted. Includes historical information aboutlife in colonial Williamsburg.
Author
Series
Refiner's fire volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
432 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
35) Honey Bea
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
viii, 276 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a Louisiana sugar plantation, a young slave girl struggles with the magical powers that have been passed down from her grandmother and mother to her, unsure of the responsibilities and consequences that accompany this power.
Author
Series
Life of faith: Millie Keith volume 4
Life of faith Millie Keith volume 4
(Kersten R.)Life of faith.Millie Keith volume 4
Life of faith Millie Keith volume 4
(Kersten R.)Life of faith.Millie Keith volume 4
Publisher
Mission City Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
viii, 223 p. : geneal. table ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Before arriving at her uncle's Southern plantation, Millie Keith vowed to give her heart to Jesus, to honor her parents, and to always follow God's will, but she finds her convictions tested in ways she never imagined after she falls into the high society life surrounding her.
Author
Series
Bregdan Chronicles volume 1
Publisher
A Voice In The World Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
510 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices. But when her decisions put her at odds with her heritage, and challenge her dreams, will...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
241, 210, 241 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A bride most begrudging (2005): a British lady who is taken to the colonies against her will as a "tobacco bride." The colonial farmer who "wins" her realizes he has gotten more than he bargained for in the ensuing battle of wills.
Courting trouble (2007): In 1890s Texas, being a single woman at 30meant you were practically a spinster. Tired of leaving it up to providence, Essie takes matters into her own hands, casting her sights on the towns remaining...
40) Sugar
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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