The Resistors

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Historical
Cover of the book The Resistors by Dwight L Wilson, Running Wild Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dwight L Wilson ISBN: 9781947041370
Publisher: Running Wild Press Publication: April 5, 2019
Imprint: Running Wild Press Language: English
Author: Dwight L Wilson
ISBN: 9781947041370
Publisher: Running Wild Press
Publication: April 5, 2019
Imprint: Running Wild Press
Language: English

"Wilson’s (The Kidnapped, 2018, etc.) new volume of historical fiction weaves together 24 short stories to create a remarkable, multihued portrait of America." "Memorable characters and unique historical details illuminate slavery’s complex legacy." -- Kirkus Reviews

The Resistors is a parallel sequel to 2018’s The Kidnapped.  It focuses on blacks, whites, and Native Americans resisting pre-Civil War oppression while attempting to establish dignified identities.  It is also in the voice of Sarah, one of the author’s direct ancestors. She was the daughter of Esi and Kofi two fictionalized Fante kidnapped from West Africa in 1795.   With the help of Quakers, together with two brothers, Robin and Dan, Sarah escaped from being enslaved in Culpeper, Virginia and settled in Warren County, Ohio where she met and married the Scots-Irish Quaker, Charles Ferguson.  It is imagined that Sarah was primarily educated by her father who himself was taught reading and writing by Nathan Prescott, his slave master, and secondarily through two years of education at Goose Creek Friends School, a Quaker school in Northern Virginia, renown for being integrated prior to Nat Turner’s revolt which led to state laws forbidding the education of people of color.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"Wilson’s (The Kidnapped, 2018, etc.) new volume of historical fiction weaves together 24 short stories to create a remarkable, multihued portrait of America." "Memorable characters and unique historical details illuminate slavery’s complex legacy." -- Kirkus Reviews

The Resistors is a parallel sequel to 2018’s The Kidnapped.  It focuses on blacks, whites, and Native Americans resisting pre-Civil War oppression while attempting to establish dignified identities.  It is also in the voice of Sarah, one of the author’s direct ancestors. She was the daughter of Esi and Kofi two fictionalized Fante kidnapped from West Africa in 1795.   With the help of Quakers, together with two brothers, Robin and Dan, Sarah escaped from being enslaved in Culpeper, Virginia and settled in Warren County, Ohio where she met and married the Scots-Irish Quaker, Charles Ferguson.  It is imagined that Sarah was primarily educated by her father who himself was taught reading and writing by Nathan Prescott, his slave master, and secondarily through two years of education at Goose Creek Friends School, a Quaker school in Northern Virginia, renown for being integrated prior to Nat Turner’s revolt which led to state laws forbidding the education of people of color.

More books from Historical

Cover of the book On a Turning Tide by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book The Adolescent by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Every Appearance of Composure: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Pounding for a Pound: A Girl of Ill Repute, Book 6 by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Il condottiero by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Vendetta by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Seven Princes by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Ceaseless Waves by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Traité élémentaire de la peinture by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Le Faucon du désert T05 by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book OIRAN NEE-SAN by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Those Rosy Hours at Mazandaran by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Sassy Sonja by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book From the Inside Out by Dwight L Wilson
Cover of the book Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting Wounded Knee in South Dakota by Dwight L Wilson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy