The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
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"I find it so easy to forget / that I'm just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts." Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis G mez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this book-loving feminist and abolitionist who bravely resisted...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:054454112X
ISBN13:9780544541122
Release Date:September 2015
Publisher:Clarion Books
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.38 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.3" x 7.8"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
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