Books tagged: slavery

The adult filter is active; content marked as adults-only by the author is not listed.

Full Search
Found: 160 results (Try using more keywords)

Slave Ship - (Book 1 in The Shame & Glory Saga)    by Jerrold Mundis
Price: $6.99 USD. 81050 words. Published on February 8, 2012. .

"The time is the 1840s and an American captain is bringing a shipload of slaves from Africa. On the trip, an American abolitionist journalist, traveling incognito, buys a young black girl to save her from his lecherous crewmates . . . the slaves stage a revolt . . .the action is quick, gory and rings with verisimilitude." --Publishers Weekly
Living Half Free    by Haley Whitehall
Price: $2.99 USD. 100160 words. Published on February 10, 2012. .

When Zachariah, a naïve mulatto slave, is sold to a Kentucky slave trader, and separated from his ma and sister, he realizes the true meaning of not having rights. Seeking escape, he falls in love with a Cherokee woman, under whose direction he learns to pass as white. But, he must find his voice, and the courage to stand up for his beliefs or else lose everyone he loves forever.
To Break an Hourglass    by Hayley Maynard
Price: $0.99 USD. 51580 words. Published on February 11, 2012. .

A fictional coming-of-age adventure novel which parallels the lives of a young girl, Jemaline (Jem) Foster, and her older neighbor, Samantha Cunningham. Jem is a teenager when she runs away from home, chasing adventure and following in the footsteps of her older neighbor. Love, risk, danger, and high seas adventure dole out life’s lessons by the barrel.
A Slave to Race    by Michael D. Britton
Price: $2.99 USD. 6530 words. Published on February 13, 2012. .

What would it take for you to trade a life in the skies, earning your freedom, for a death sentence deep within the lunar mines? When you're racing for your life, you don't let a thing like death slow you down. Love, on the other hand, can seal your fate.
The Minorcan Yoke    by Nancy Pellicer Dyer
Price: $5.99 USD. 103960 words. Published on February 15, 2012. .

Just south of America’s oldest permanent city, St. Augustine, Florida, lie the ruins of the largest colony the English attempted to establish in the New World. New Smyrna was established in 1768 by 1,400 indentured servants. Their nine turbulent year odyssey under English domination and servitude was a struggle to survive against tremendous odds.
City of Gold    by Emily Rimmer
Price: $1.00 USD. 81010 words. Published on February 20, 2012. .

Humanity's captor, parading as a God, grows hungry for even more power over man, and incites a war that pits man against God. The fate of this war rests upon the shoulders of a former slave. When Lorelle's master beats her and leaves her for dead she finds her freedom, but it comes with many lessons, a destiny which transcends her humble origins, and a costly sacrifice.
Minimum Wage    by William Bott
Price: Free! 2310 words. Published on February 22, 2012. .

This light sci-fi short story is about a young boy who questions the status quo of his privileged life.
Brazil    by Errol Lincoln  Uys
Price: $9.99 USD. 387480 words. Published by Peabody Slope Books  on February 27, 2012. .

A spellbinding saga on a truly epic scale that brings to life Brazil and her history. Through the lives of two powerful families,Brazil depicts five turbulent centuries in the history of a remarkable land. With a stunning cast of real and fictional characters,this unforgettable epic unfolds at "ground level" in South America, Africa and Europe, one of the great adventures in human history.
Within the Silence    by C S McClellan
Price: $1.99 USD. 16220 words. Published on March 1, 2012. .

“My master can do anything he wishes to his property; use me in any way that pleases him, even deprive me of life. But he cherishes me. Everything I am is of his making.” A master’s treatment of his pampered slave is challenged. A slave’s devotion is tested as the wheels of memory begin to turn. Long-hidden truths are revealed. Is it a gain or a loss? 16,000 word character study. Mature topics.
Slavery In America AND My Mammy's Soul Food Cookbook    by Pollyann Lewis
Price: $8.99 USD. 18440 words. Published on March 1, 2012. .

Wow! Peggy Ann Lewis has done it again! As a writer of amazing adventurous history of different countries and culture of far-away-lands and delicious recipe books and cookbooks that match each country, she has come home to America and written a fantastic book about something close to all our hearts and has answered the many questions we have pondered for years on: Slavery In America.