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Free Enterprise: A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant

Michelle Cliff

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Description:«The axe is laid at the foot of the tree. When the first blow is struck there will be more money to help.» — M.E.P.This message was found on John Brown’s body following his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. History books do not record the contribution of his mysterious collaborator, “M.E.P.,” but in Free Enterprise, acclaimed novelist Michelle Cliff tells the remarkable story of frontier legend Mary Ellen Pleasant.In 1858, two black women meet at a restaurant and begin to plot a revolution. Mary Ellen Pleasant owns a string of hotels in San Francisco that cater to wealthy whites and secretly double as havens for runaway slaves. Her comrade, Annie, is a young Jamaican who has given up her life of privilege to fight for the abolitionist cause. Together they join John Brown’s doomed enterprise, and barely escape with their lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Free Enterprise: A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant. To get started finding Free Enterprise: A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 213

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: City Lights

Release: —

ISBN: 0872864375

Description: «The axe is laid at the foot of the tree. When the first blow is struck there will be more money to help.» — M.E.P.This message was found on John Brown’s body following his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. History books do not record the contribution of his mysterious collaborator, “M.E.P.,” but in Free Enterprise, acclaimed novelist Michelle Cliff tells the remarkable story of frontier legend Mary Ellen Pleasant.In 1858, two black women meet at a restaurant and begin to plot a revolution. Mary Ellen Pleasant owns a string of hotels in San Francisco that cater to wealthy whites and secretly double as havens for runaway slaves. Her comrade, Annie, is a young Jamaican who has given up her life of privilege to fight for the abolitionist cause. Together they join John Brown’s doomed enterprise, and barely escape with their lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Free Enterprise: A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant. To get started finding Free Enterprise: A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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