From USA Today best-selling and multi-award-winning author
Jacqueline Friedland comes a gripping work of fiction based on the
true story of female abolitionist Ann Phillips and her connection
to Anthony Burns, a young man who briefly escaped American slavery
and rocked the nation with his astoundingly heroic story. A
passionate advocate of abolition from her earliest years, Ann’s
activism was derailed just before her twenty-fourth birthday, when
she fell sick with a mysterious illness. In order to protect her
fragile health, her husband, the famous abolitionist Wendell
Phillips, forbade her from joining any further anti-slavery
outings. Even so, when fugitive slave Anthony Burns is apprehended
in Boston, Ann is determined to help him, no matter what it costs
her. With a particular focus on the predicament of
nineteenth-century women who wanted to effect change despite the
restrictions society imposed on them, The Stockwell Letters—
takes a deep dive into the harrowing conditions of the antebellum
South and the obstacles faced by abolitionists who fought
tirelessly to eradicate slavery. A fast-paced, arresting recounting
of America’s not-so-distant history— the story will stay with
readers long after the final page.
General
Imprint: |
Spark Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Jacqueline Friedland
|
Dimensions: |
215 x 139mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-68463-214-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-68463-214-5 |
Barcode: |
9781684632145 |
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