Truevine - An Extraordinary True Story of Two Brothers and a Mother's Love (Paperback)

In Truevine, Virginia, in 1899 everyone the Muse brothers knew was either a former slave, or a child or grandchild of slaves.

George and Willie Muse were just six and nine years old, but they worked the fields from dawn to dark. Until a white man offered them candy and stole them away to become circus freaks. For the next twenty-eight years, their distraught mother struggled to get them back. But were they really kidnapped? And how did their mother, a barely literate black woman in the segregated South, manage to bring them home? And why, after coming home, would they want to go back to the circus?

In Truevine, bestselling author Beth Macy reveals for the first time what really happened to the Muse brothers. It is an unforgettable story of cruelty and exploitation, but also of loyalty, determination and love.

General

Imprint:	Pan Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2018
Authors:	Beth Macy
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-4472-7809-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Other public performances & spectacles > Circus Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	1-4472-7809-7
Barcode:	9781447278092

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