David

von Ray Robertson

292 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

- The setting (in Chatham, Ontario) is underdiscussed, but hugely important to the history of the US slave trade- Connects to history of the Underground Railway. Canada abolished slavery in the 1830s and black settlements cropped up in Ontario shortly thereafter. The two relevant settlements to this novel are Amherstberg, Ontario (which for many escaped slaves was the last stop on the Underground Railroad); the other is the Elgin Settlement, founded by the Reverend William King, who is a character in Robertson's novel. - By 1852 the Elgin Settlement (again, the setting for David) housed 75 black families. A group of these families formed an independent settlement called The Buxton Mission, which was of such interest to Lincoln that he sent emissaries to investigate it just prior to the Emancipation Proclamation.- Ray Robertson received excellent Canadian coverage for his latest book with Biblioasis, is an extremely personable reader, and has connections with several cities in the states (especially Austin, TX, where he went to school).

• Themen: Belletristik Historischer Roman
• ISBN: 9781926845869
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.01.2013
• Größe: 188 x 127 mm
• Verlag: Biblioasis