Angelique

by Lorena Gale

Book Overview

"And in seventeen thirty-four a Negro slave set fire to the City of Montreal and was hanged..." With this bald statement of history as a basis, Lorena Gale constructs a vivid portrait of a time when captive people had no say in the outcome of their lives. A rich, poetic evocation of a graceful yet cruel time--a time when "civilized" citizens still bought and sold slaves. This is a time when the thoughts and feelings of these captive people had no...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887545858
• ISBN13: 9780887545856
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"