Astonishing Life #2 Kingdom on the Waves
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"A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called ‘encyclopedic’ in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern." — The New York Times Book Review
Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows — the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause — Octavian hopes to find safe harbor. Instead, he is soon to learn of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces.
In Volume II of his unparalleled masterwork, M. T. Anderson recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. Ultimately, this astonishing narrative escalates to a startling, deeply satisfying climax, while reexamining our national origins in a singularly provocative light.
Astonishing Life #2 Kingdom on the Waves
By M.T. Anderson
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"A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called ‘encyclopedic’ in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern." — The New York Times Book Review
Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows — the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause — Octavian hopes to find safe harbor. Instead, he is soon to learn of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces.
In Volume II of his unparalleled masterwork, M. T. Anderson recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. Ultimately, this astonishing narrative escalates to a startling, deeply satisfying climax, while reexamining our national origins in a singularly provocative light.
ISBN
9780763646264
Pages
592 pages
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published
Oct 13, 2009
Language
en
Cover type
Paperback
Book details
- Authors
- M.T. Anderson
- ISBN
- 9780763646264
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Binding
- Paperback
- Published
- Oct 13, 2009
- Publication year
- 2009
- Pages
- 592
- Dimensions
- 8.06 in × 1.5 in × 5.75 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Young Adult FictionHistoricalMilitary & WarsUnited StatesColonial & Revolutionary PeriodsPeople & PlacesAfrican American & Black