The Hanging Of Angelique

Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper tells the astonishing story of Marie-Joseph Angelique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montreal in April 1734 and condemned to die a brutal death. In a powerful retelling of Angelique''s story-now supported by archival illustrations-Cooper builds on 15 years of research to shed new light on a rebellious Portuguese-born black woman who refused to accept her indentured servitude. At the same time, Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a benign, slave-free Canada, revealing a damning 200- year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.

Product details

• Authors: Afua Cooper
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2006
• EAN: 9780006392798
• ISBN: 978-0-00-639279-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: United States of America, USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY: Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867), 2005;2006;2007