The Hanging of Angélique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal by Afua Cooper

The Hanging of Angélique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal

Afua Cooper

349 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history race emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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"During the night of April 10, 1734, Montréal burned. Marie-Joseph Angélique, a twenty-nine-year-old slave, was arrested, tried, and found guilty of starting the blaze that consumed forty-six buildings. Suspecting that she had not acted alone and ...

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reflective 33%

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medium 40%

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