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Cane Warriors

Alex Wheatle
Cane Warriors Book PDF

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781617758737

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Moa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world. Winner of a 2021 Young Quills Award for Best Historical Fiction “Wheatle brings the struggle of slavery in the Jamaican sugar cane fields to life . . . A refreshing and heartbreaking story that depicts both a real-life uprising against oppression and the innate desire to be free. Highly recommended.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review NOBODY FREE TILL EVERYBODY FREE. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugarcane plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the charismatic Tacky. Moa is to be a cane warrior, and fight for the freedom of all the enslaved people in the nearby plantations. But before they can escape, Moa and his friend Keverton must face their first great task: to kill their overseer, Misser Donaldson. Time is ticking as the day of the uprising approaches . . . Irresistible, gripping, and unforgettable, Cane Warriors follows the true story of Tacky’s War in Jamaica, 1760.

Kemosha of the Caribbean

Alex Wheatle
Kemosha of the Caribbean Book PDF

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781617759949

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Kemosha of the Caribbean by Alex Wheatle Pdf

In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection "Inspired by accounts of women pirates, this fantastical tale represents the era’s cruelty without romanticizing it. Kemosha’s love and persistence combine with forceful action, the terror of harsh racism and passionate, colourful language." —The Toronto Star In 1668, fifteen-year-old Kemosha is sold by a slave owner to a tavern keeper in Port Royal, Jamaica—the “wickedest city on earth.” She soon flees from a brutal assault and finds herself in the company of a mysterious free Black man, Ravenhide, who teaches her the fine art of swordplay, introduces her to her soul mate, Isabella, and helps her win her freedom. Ravenhide is a privateer for the notorious Captain Morgan aboard his infamous ship, the Satisfaction. At Ravenhide’s encouragement, Morgan invites Kemosha to join them on a pillaging voyage to Panama. As her swashbuckling legend grows, she realizes she has the chance to earn enough to buy the freedom of her loved ones—if she can escape with her life . . .

Cane River

Lalita Tademy
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Author : Lalita Tademy
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759522428

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A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick-the unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of African-American women whose journey from slavery to freedom begins on a Creole plantation in Louisiana. Beginning with her great-great-great-great grandmother, a slave owned by a Creole family, Lalita Tademy chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they battle injustice to unite their family and forge success on their own terms. They are women whose lives begin in slavery, who weather the Civil War, and who grapple with contradictions of emancipation, Jim Crow, and the pre-Civil Rights South. As she peels back layers of racial and cultural attitudes, Tademy paints a remarkable picture of rural Louisiana and the resilient spirit of one unforgettable family. There is Elisabeth, who bears both a proud legacy and the yoke of bondage... her youngest daughter, Suzette, who is the first to discover the promise-and heartbreak-of freedom... Suzette's strong-willed daughter Philomene, who uses a determination born of tragedy to reunite her family and gain unheard-of economic independence... and Emily, Philomene's spirited daughter, who fights to secure her children's just due and preserve their dignity and future. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Cane River presents a slice of American history never before seen in such piercing and personal detail.

The Humiliations of Welton Blake

Alex Wheatle
The Humiliations of Welton Blake Book PDF

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781800900295

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The Humiliations of Welton Blake by Alex Wheatle Pdf

Welton Blake's life is about to go very, very wrong when hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of pre-teen life, from award-winning and critically acclaimed author Alex Wheatle.

Liccle Bit

Alex Wheatle
Liccle Bit Book PDF

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780349002002

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Liccle Bit by Alex Wheatle Pdf

What's worse than hiding a secret? Liccle Bit's about to find out... Venetia King is the hottest girl at school. Too bad Lemar is the second shortest guy in his year. Everyone calls him Liccle Bit, and his two best friends, McKay and Jonah, never tire of telling him he has no chance with girls. Things aren't much better at home. His mum is permanently hassled, his sister a frustrated single mum and his dad moved out years ago. Liccle Bit wishes he could do something - anything! - to make life better. A new phone would be a start... When Venetia starts paying Liccle Bit attention, he secretly hopes he's on a fast track to a first date. Unfortunately, as a new gang war breaks out, he finds himself on a fast track to something much more sinister. South Crongton's notorious gang leader has taken an interest in Liccle Bit. Before he knows what's happening, he finds himself running errands. But when he hears about a killing on the estate, Liccle Bit is forced to question his choices. How can he possibly put things right?

Warriors, Merchants, and Slaves

Anonim
Warriors Merchants and Slaves Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1987-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780804766135

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Warriors, Merchants, and Slaves by Anonim Pdf

Over the course of two centuries, the region of the Middle Niger valley of the Western Sudan was dominated by three successive states: the indigenous Segu Bambara state, the Islamic Umarian state, and the French colonial state. In each of these states, warriors were the rulers, and not surprisingly warfare was the primary expression of state power. The survival of each state depended on its ability to reproduce its capacity to make war; in order to do so, the warrior state intervened in the economy. In each of the three states, the interrelationship of warfare, the state, and the economy produced different results. How the state actually intervened in the economy and how this intervention influenced the structure and performance of the economy is the subject of this book. During the 200 years under study, the regional economy of the Middle Niger valley expanded and contracted in response to the state's capacity to provide conditions favorable to commercial development, capital accumulation, and investment. When the Segu Bambara state was able to control the autonomy of its warriors, the state encouraged the expansion of the regional economy. The Umarians, on the other hand, preyed upon producers within the region, and created conditions that discouraged long-term investments. The very success of the French conquest initially encouraged investment, especially in the form of slaves. After 1894, however, conflict between civilian colonial authorities and the French military undermined the economic and social foundations erected by the military. From 1905 to 1914, slaves left their masters and helped once again to transform the structure and performance of the economy.

Unlikely Warriors

Richard Baxell
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Author : Richard Baxell
Publisher : Aurum
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781781310823

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When a Nationalist military uprising was launched in Spain in July 1936, the Spanish Republic’s desperate pleas for assistance from the leaders of Britain and France fell on deaf ears. Appalled at the prospect of another European democracy succumbing to fascism, volunteers from across the Continent and beyond flocked to Spain’s aid, many to join the International Brigades. More than 2,500 of these men and women came from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, and contrary to popular myth theirs was not an army of adventurers, poets and public school idealists. Overwhelmingly they hailed from modest working class backgrounds, leaving behind their livelihoods and their families to fight in a brutal civil war on foreign soil. Some 500 of them never returned home. In this inspiring and moving oral history, Richard Baxell weaves together a diverse array of testimony to tell the remarkable story of the Britons who took up arms against General Franco. Drawing on his own extensive interviews with survivors, research in archives across Britain, Spain and Russia, as well as first-hand accounts by writers both famous and unknown, Unlikely Warriors presents a startling new interpretation of the Spanish Civil War and follows a band of ordinary men and women who made an extraordinary choice.

How High the Moon

Karyn Parsons
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Author : Karyn Parsons
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316484022

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To Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer in this powerful, bittersweet debut about one girl's journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous times of the Jim Crow South. "Timely, captivating, and lovely. So glad this book is in the world." --Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, 12-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running around with her best friend Henry and cousin Myrna. But life is not always so sunny for Ella, who gets bullied for her light skin tone and whose mother is away pursuing a jazz singer dream in Boston. So Ella is ecstatic when her mother invites her to visit for Christmas. Little does she expect the truths she will discover about her mother, the father she never knew and her family's most unlikely history. And after a life-changing month, she returns South and is shocked by the news that her schoolmate George has been arrested for the murder of two local white girls. Bittersweet and eye-opening, How High the Moon is a timeless novel about a girl finding herself in a world all but determined to hold her down.

Morgan Charmley: Spells and Secrets

Katy Birchall
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Author : Katy Birchall
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780702304804

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Morgan Charmley: Spells and Secrets by Katy Birchall Pdf

Laugh-out-loud, fresh teen comedy with an on-trend witchy spin - Sabrina the Teenage Witch for a new generation! Morgan Charmley is finding it very difficult to keep her witch powers under control and undercover at school. With a fellow secret witch trying to sabotage her and a confusing friendship with a sworn-enemy warlock to navigate, the girl who can spark magic with a click of her fingers knows that trouble always follows fast! Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison, Zoella and Holly Bourne

The Way of the Warrior

Chris Crudelli
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Author : Chris Crudelli
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780756651855

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Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Robin Talley
Lies We Tell Ourselves Book PDF

Author : Robin Talley
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780373212040

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Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Pdf

In 1959 Virginia, Sarah, a black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school, forces Linda, a white integration opponent's daughter, to confront harsh truths when they work together on a school project.

Until Tuesday

Luis Carlos Montalvan
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Author : Luis Carlos Montalvan
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781401303761

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Until Tuesday by Luis Carlos Montalvan Pdf

A heartwarming dog story like no other: Tuesday, a lovable golden retriever, changes a former soldier’s life forever. A highly decorated captain in the U.S. Army, Luis Montalván never backed down from a challenge during his two tours of duty in Iraq. After returning home from combat, however, his physical wounds and crippling post-traumatic stress disorder began to take their toll. He wondered if he would ever recover. Then Luis met Tuesday, a sensitive golden retriever trained to assist people with disabilities. Tuesday had lived among prisoners and at a home for troubled boys, and he found it difficult to trust in or connect with a human being–until Luis. Until Tuesday is the story of how two wounded warriors, who had given so much and suffered the consequences, found salvation in each other. It is a story about war and peace, injury and recovery, psychological wounds and spiritual restoration. But more than that, it is a story about the love between a man and dog, and how, together, they healed each other’s souls.

Savages

Joe Kane
Savages Book PDF

Author : Joe Kane
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307809919

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Savages is a firsthand account, by turn hilarious, heartbreaking, and thrilling, of a small band of Amazonian warriors and their battle to preserve their way of life. Includes eight pages of photos.

Jungle Warriors

Adrian Threlfall
Jungle Warriors Book PDF

Author : Adrian Threlfall
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781742372204

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Jungle Warriors by Adrian Threlfall Pdf

Australians are acknowledged as being among the best, if not the best, jungle fighters. This fascinating and revealing history explores how the Australian soldier evolved from being trained for and fighting European and desert wars, fought in open country often by large numbers of troops, to the very close warfare of jungle combat.

Kishido

Peter Hobart
Kishido Book PDF

Author : Peter Hobart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Knights and knighthood
ISBN : 1890772313

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Kishido unites the Eastern and Western martial traditions to create a new breed of peaceful world warrior. Here it is -- pure Eastern martial arts tradition, adapted to the Western Warrior. Kishido unites the best of the Eastern samurai and Western knight-warrior tradition. The principles of Kishido make it uniquely adapted for today's professionals and for people who draw on many influences. The book is divided into concise, readable essays on the principles of kishido.