The book of negroes
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2015.
ISBN
9780393351392, 0393351394
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | HILL | On Shelf |
| Broadview Public Library District - Stacks | FIC HIL | On Shelf |
| Calumet City Public Library - Fiction | FIC HIL | On Shelf |
| Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | FIC HIL | Checked out |
| Dolton Public Library District - Ask Staff | F HIL | Ask staff |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American loyalists -- Fiction.
African American loyalists -- Sierra Leone -- Fiction.
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Slavery -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
African American loyalists -- Sierra Leone -- Fiction.
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Slavery -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
486 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780393351392, 0393351394
Notes
General Note
"Previously published as: Someone knows my name."
General Note
"First American Edition published 2007 under the title, 'Someone knows My Name.' First published as a Norton paperback 2008 ; reissued 2015 under the title, 'The Book of Negroes.' Originally published in Canada under the title, 'The Book of Negroes' "--Title page verso.
General Note
"A novel"--Cover.
General Note
Includes reading group guide.
Description
Aminata Diallo is kidnapped from Africa as a child and sold as a slave in South Carolina. Fleeing to Canada after the Revolutionary War, she escapes to attempt a new life in freedom.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hill, L. (2015). The book of negroes . W.W. Norton & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hill, Lawrence, 1957-. 2015. The Book of Negroes. W.W. Norton & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hill, Lawrence, 1957-. The Book of Negroes W.W. Norton & Co, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hill, Lawrence. The Book of Negroes W.W. Norton & Co., 2015.
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