An edition of Come August, come freedom (2012)
Come August, come freedom
the bellows, the gallows, and the black general Gabriel
By Gigi Amateau
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Candlewick
Language
eng
Pages
231
Description:
Imagines the childhood and youth of "Prosser's Gabriel", a courageous and intelligent blacksmith in post-Revolutionary Richmond, Virginia, who roused thousands of African-Americans slaves like himself to rebel.
subjects: Juvenile fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century, Slavery, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American, Slave insurrections, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism, African Americans, History, Children's fiction, Slavery, fiction, African americans, fiction, Virginia, fiction, Young adult fiction
People: Gabriel Prosser (ca. 1775-1800)
Places: Virginia
Times: 1775-1865