A free state

Tom Piazza, 1955-

eAudio - 2015

The year is 1855. Blackface minstrelsy is the most popular form of entertainment in a nation about to be torn apart by the battle over slavery. Henry Sims, a fugitive slave and a brilliant musician, has escaped to Philadelphia. He is befriended by a leader of a popular minstrel troupe struggling to compete with similar ensembles. Henry's skill could help the struggling troupe. Black and white performers are not allowed to appear together onstage. Together, the two concoct a masquerade to protect Henry's identity. Even as their plan begins to reverse the troupe's decline, a brutal slave hunter named Tull Burton has been employed to track down the runaway and retrieve him, by any means necessary.

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Genres
Historical fiction
Published
[United States] : Dreamscape Media, LLC 2015.
Language
English
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Main Author
Tom Piazza, 1955- (-)
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
John Pruden (-)
Edition
Unabridged
Online Access
Instantly available on hoopla.
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Physical Description
1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 18 min.)) : digital
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN
9781681417080
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
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