Cane River

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• Cane River By Lalita Tademy

  ike any other institution devised by human beings, slavery had its inconsistencies. Lalita Tademy's saga, Cane River, highlights the peculiar way this peculiar institution was practiced in the Louisiana of her ancestors. One hesitates to say that sla ... (read full critics)

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  I liked this book about Tademy's ancestors and their struggles in the 19th and early 20th century. I especially liked the way she inserted images of newspaper accounts, slave auction lists, and census records. I would read these documents just after reading the fictional account and would connect th ... (continue)

  I liked this book about Tademy's ancestors and their struggles in the 19th and early 20th century. I especially liked the way she inserted images of newspaper accounts, slave auction lists, and census records. I would read these documents just after reading the fictional account and would connect the names to the characters, making them more "alive." I look forward to reading the sequel, Red River.

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• English Books
• Paperback 416 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0747266492
• ISBN-13: 9780747266495
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Pub date: Nov 01, 2001
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Unbound and Others

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