A Free State

by Tom Piazza

Book Overview

The author of City of Refuge returns with a startling and powerful novel of race, violence, and identity set on the eve of the Civil War.

The year is 1855. Blackface minstrelsy is the most popular form of entertainment in a nation about to be torn apart by the battle over slavery. Henry Sims, a fugitive slave and a brilliant musician, has escaped to Philadelphia, where he earns money living by his wits and performing on the street. He is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062284126
• ISBN13: 9780062284129
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"