Island queen : a novel
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Published
New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
575 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Based on the incredible true-life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies" -- Front jacket flap.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-575).
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Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Dorothy bought her freedom, and that of her sister and her mother, from her Irish planter father. Rising above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism, she built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her, life, Doll answered to no one but herself as she rose to power and autonomy against all odds. -- adapted from jacket
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