Africaville
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2020.
Status
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP COLVIN
1 available
LP COLVIN
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP COLVIN
1 available
LP COLVIN
1 available
Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP FIC Colvin, Jeffrey
1 available
LP FIC Colvin, Jeffrey
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cornwall Public Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP COLVIN | On Shelf |
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP COLVIN | On Shelf |
Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP FIC Colvin, Jeffrey | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Black people -- Canada -- Fiction.
Black people -- United States -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Nova Scotia -- History -- Fiction.
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Black people -- Canada -- Fiction.
Black people -- United States -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Nova Scotia -- History -- Fiction.
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
Waterville, Maine : Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2020.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
581 pages (large print) 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family--Kath Ella, her son Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner--whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the twentieth century from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s to the economic upheavals in the 1980s. A century earlier, Kath Ella's ancestors established a new home in Nova Scotia. Like her ancestors, Kath Ella's life is shaped by hardship--she struggles to conceive and to provide for her family during the long, bitter Canadian winters. She must also contend with the locals' lingering suspicions about the dark-skinned "outsiders" who live in their midst. Kath Ella's fierce love for her son, Omar, cannot help her overcome the racial prejudices that linger in this remote, tight-knit place. As he grows up, the rebellious Omar refutes the past and decides to break from the family, threatening to upend all that Kath Ella and her people have tried to build. Over the decades, each successive generation drifts further from Africaville, yet they take a piece of this indelible place with them as they make their way to Montreal, Vermont, and beyond, to the deep South of America."--,Provided by publisher
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Colvin, J. (2020). Africaville . Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Colvin, Jeffrey. 2020. Africaville. Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Colvin, Jeffrey. Africaville Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Colvin, Jeffrey. Africaville Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2020.
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