Ann Douglas
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1995.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 605 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows the cultural development of New York City in the 1920s, highlighting the contributions of several artists such as Dorothy Parker, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Irving Berlin.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A saintly Black man endures the depredations of slavery and the torments of a cruel overseer.
Mr. Shelby is a considerate master, but to pay off debts he must sell Tom to Haley, a slave trader. Eliza, Mrs. Shelby's servant, fearing that her son Harry will also be sold to Haley, escapes to Ohio taking Harry with her. St. Clare purchases Tom from Haley after Little Eva befriends the pious slave. Eva dies from an illness, and St. Clare decides to free...
