| Escape to Beulah Contributor(s): Cameron, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550170295 ISBN-13: 9781550170290 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1990 Annotation: A novel with many heroines. . . Some are black, some white; some are babies and some grandmothers. What they have, in common is Cassidy, a wealthy and merciless plantation owner in the pre-Civil War American South, for whom the black women are slaves and the white women are concubines. Their story is the story of thousands of women of their time and place, until they put their heads and hearts together to plan a daring escape. Guided by streams and mountains, helped in their arduous journey by native Americans, sustained by their own vision of a better life, the unlikely band of women and children pushes northwest to make their new home. Still they are not free of the powerful Cassidy, determined to reclaim what he believes is his property. Their story is a tribute to the strength of women everywhere and a passionate statement about human freedom and dignity. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 236 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A novel with many heroines. . . Some are black, some white; some are babies and some grandmothers. What they have, in common is Cassidy, a wealthy and merciless plantation owner in the pre-Civil War American South, for whom the black women are slaves and the white women are concubines. Their story is the story of thousands of women of their time and place, until they put their heads and hearts together to plan a daring escape. Guided by streams and mountains, helped in their arduous journey by native Americans, sustained by their own vision of a better life, the unlikely band of women and children pushes northwest to make their new home. Still they are not free of the powerful Cassidy, determined to reclaim what he believes is his property. Their story is a tribute to the strength of women everywhere and a passionate statement about human freedom and dignity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cameron, Anne: - "Anne Cameron was born in Nanaimo, BC. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. In 1979, her film Dreamspeaker, directed by Claude Jutra, won seven Canadian Film Awards, including best script. After being published as a novel, Dreamspeaker went on to win the Gibson Award for Literature. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground classic Daughters of Copper Woman, its sequel, Dzelarhons, novels, stories, poems and legends - for adults and children. Her most recent novels are Family Resemblances, Hardscratch Row, and a new, revised edition of Daughters of Copper Woman. She lives in Tahsis, BC" |