The Illustrated Book of Negroes

This beautiful full-colour gift edition of the new Canadian classic, The Book of Negroes, shares with readers the many photos, works of art and documents that inspired Lawrence Hill to create his award-winning work. It adds to the novel more than 150 images: early maps and documents, archival photos, period paintings and neverbefore- published pages from the original handwritten ledger from which the novel draws its name. Readers will travel with Aminata Diallo from a West African village to an indigo plantation in South Carolina, through the tough streets of New York City and the harsh climate of Nova Scotia to the coast of Sierra Leone, and finally to an abolitionist’s home in London.
      A holiday gift to treasure, this keepsake edition is essential for any booklover’s collection.

ISBN: 9781554686957; ISBN10: 1554686954; Imprint: Collins ; On Sale: 13/11/2009; Format: Hardback; Trimsize: 8 x 9 1/8; Pages: 544; $34.99; Ages:

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