Let us descend: a novel
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
[Waterville, Maine] : Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
ISBN:
9781420516562, 1420516566
Physical Desc:
361 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Status:
Description
"Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take"--
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Enslaved women -- Fiction.
Girls, Black -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Louisiana -- Fiction.
Memory -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Multiracial people -- Fiction.
Slaveholders -- United States -- Fiction.
Slavery -- United States -- Fiction.
Spirits -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Enslaved women -- Fiction.
Girls, Black -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Louisiana -- Fiction.
Memory -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Multiracial people -- Fiction.
Slaveholders -- United States -- Fiction.
Slavery -- United States -- Fiction.
Spirits -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
African American children -- Fiction.
Enfants noirs américains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esclavage -- États-Unis -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esclaves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esprits -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Familles noires américaines -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Femmes esclaves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Historical fiction.
large print books.
Large print books.
large print books.
Large print books.
Large type books.
Livres en gros caractères.
Livres en gros caractères.
Louisiana -- Fiction.
Louisiane -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Memory -- Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Fiction.
Mères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Propriétaires d'esclaves -- États-Unis -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
Slavery -- United States -- Fiction.
Slaves -- Fiction.
Spirits -- Fiction.
Enfants noirs américains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esclavage -- États-Unis -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esclaves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esprits -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Familles noires américaines -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Femmes esclaves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Historical fiction.
large print books.
Large print books.
large print books.
Large print books.
Large type books.
Livres en gros caractères.
Livres en gros caractères.
Louisiana -- Fiction.
Louisiane -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Memory -- Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Fiction.
Mères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Propriétaires d'esclaves -- États-Unis -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
Slavery -- United States -- Fiction.
Slaves -- Fiction.
Spirits -- Fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
Notes
Description
"Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take"--,Back cover.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ward, J. (2024). Let us descend: a novel. Large print edition. [Waterville, Maine], Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2024. Let Us Descend: A Novel. [Waterville, Maine], Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn, Let Us Descend: A Novel. [Waterville, Maine], Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Let Us Descend: A Novel. Large print edition. [Waterville, Maine], Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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