Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles

Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom

Tiya Miles

416 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

This beautifully written book, now in its second edition, tells the haunting saga of a quintessentially American family. In the late 1790s, Shoe Boots, a famed Cherokee warrior and successful farmer, acquired an African slave named Doll. Over the ...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
adventurous 16%
inspiring 16%
sad 16%

Pace

slow 33%
medium 33%
fast 33%

Average rating

4.39

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