Passing for White
It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom.Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through a daring disguise and won freedom for herself and her husband.Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic r…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78112-902-9
- EAN: 9781781129029
- Produktnummer: 34124325
- Verlag: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 120 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'938 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 13 J.
Über den Autor
Tanya Landman studied for a degree in English Literature at Liverpool University before working in a bookshop, an arts centre and a zoo. Tanya won the Carnegie Medal in 2015 with Buffalo Soldier and is renowned for her thought-provoking novels set in nineteenth-century America. Tanya lives in Devon.
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