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My Name is Phillis Wheatley (häftad, eng)
This is the remarkable story of Phillis Wheatley, who is born into an African family of griots, or storytellers, but captured by slave raide...
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This is the remarkable story of Phillis Wheatley, who is born into an African family of griots, or storytellers, but captured by slave raiders and forced aboard a slave ship, where appalling conditions spell death for many of her companions. Numerous sharks follow the ship, feeding on the corpses of slaves thrown overboard.
Weakened by the voyage and near death in a Boston slave market, Wheatley is bought by a kind family who nurses her back to health and teaches her to read and write. Soon her mistress recognises that the girl is a quick learner and talented. At the age of 12, a torrent of poetry begins to flow out of Wheatley.
Proud of her achievements, her mistress organises readings in Boston''s finest parlours and drawing rooms, and Wheatley''s fame spreads. But even when many in Boston are calling her a prodigy and a genius, some remain unsure that a slave should be able to write, much less write poetry.
When Phillis travels to London she is a media sensation, feted by the cream of English society. A book of her poems is published, and she finally gains her freedom. This amazing story, wide in scope, is based on fact and told convincingly from young Wheatley''s point of view.
Weakened by the voyage and near death in a Boston slave market, Wheatley is bought by a kind family who nurses her back to health and teaches her to read and write. Soon her mistress recognises that the girl is a quick learner and talented. At the age of 12, a torrent of poetry begins to flow out of Wheatley.
Proud of her achievements, her mistress organises readings in Boston''s finest parlours and drawing rooms, and Wheatley''s fame spreads. But even when many in Boston are calling her a prodigy and a genius, some remain unsure that a slave should be able to write, much less write poetry.
When Phillis travels to London she is a media sensation, feted by the cream of English society. A book of her poems is published, and she finally gains her freedom. This amazing story, wide in scope, is based on fact and told convincingly from young Wheatley''s point of view.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 152 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Kids Can Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2023-05-04 |
ISBN | 9781525310867 |
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- Häftad, 152, Engelska, Kids Can Press, 2023-05-04, 9781525310867
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 152
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Kids Can Press
- Utgivningsdatum 2023-05-04
- ISBN 9781525310867