Lydia Bailey

Fiction & Literature, Military, Literary, Romance, Historical
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Author: Kenneth Roberts ISBN: 9780307822307
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: August 1, 2012
Imprint: Doubleday Language: English
Author: Kenneth Roberts
ISBN: 9780307822307
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: August 1, 2012
Imprint: Doubleday
Language: English

A fascinating, thoroughly researched historical novel of Haiti and Africa, and the early United States, outlining Haitians battle for freedom seen through the eyes of one man. This 1947 outing features Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait. Roberts is known for his historical accuracy, so this should please fans of the genre.

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A fascinating, thoroughly researched historical novel of Haiti and Africa, and the early United States, outlining Haitians battle for freedom seen through the eyes of one man. This 1947 outing features Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait. Roberts is known for his historical accuracy, so this should please fans of the genre.

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