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Song of slaves in the desert
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Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Landmark, c2011.
Physical Desc:
500 pages ; 24 cm.
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Central
FICTION Cheuse, A.
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Sent by his father to observe and evaluate his uncle's South Carolina rice plantation, New York Jew Nathaniel Pereira is horrified by his first brush with the brutal realities of slavery, especially the irony of how a people who themselves lived in bondage for so long could now own slaves. His moral dilemma becomes even more complex after he becomes captivated by Liza, a beautiful slave who harbors a shattering secret.

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ISBN:
9781402242991 (hbk.. : alk. paper), 1402242999 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Sent by his father to observe and evaluate his uncle's South Carolina rice plantation, New York Jew Nathaniel Pereira is horrified by his first brush with the brutal realities of slavery, especially the irony of how a people who themselves lived in bondage for so long could now own slaves. His moral dilemma becomes even more complex after he becomes captivated by Liza, a beautiful slave who harbors a shattering secret.
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Cheuse, A. (2011). Song of slaves in the desert. Naperville, Ill., Sourcebooks Landmark.

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Cheuse, Alan. 2011. Song of Slaves in the Desert. Naperville, Ill., Sourcebooks Landmark.

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Cheuse, Alan, Song of Slaves in the Desert. Naperville, Ill., Sourcebooks Landmark, 2011.

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Cheuse, Alan. Song of Slaves in the Desert. Naperville, Ill., Sourcebooks Landmark, 2011.

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