Download or read book Life in Chains written by Jonathan Blann and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you do is determined. So who is behind the wheel? You are.
Download or read book Chains written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom. From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.
Download or read book Fifty Years in Chains written by Charles Ball and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dragon in Chains written by Daniel Fox and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Daniel Fox comes a ravishingly written epic of revolution and romance set in a world where magic is found in stone and in water, in dragons and in men–and in the chains that bind them. Deposed by a vicious usurper, a young emperor flees with his court to the small island of Taishu. There, with a dwindling army, a manipulative mother, and a resentful population–and his only friend a local fishergirl he takes as a concubine–he prepares for his last stand. In the mountains of Taishu, a young miner finds a huge piece of jade, the potent mineral whose ingestion can gift the emperor with superhuman attributes. Setting out to deliver the stone to the embattled emperor, Yu Shan finds himself changing into something more than human, something forbidden. Meanwhile, a great dragon lies beneath the strait that separates Taishu from the mainland, bound by chains that must be constantly renewed by the magic of a community of monks. When the monks are slaughtered by a willful pirate captain, a maimed slave assumes the terrible burden of keeping the dragon subdued. If he should fail, if she should rise free, the result will be slaughter on an unimaginable scale. Now the prisoner beneath the sea and the men and women above it will shatter old bonds of loyalty and love and forge a common destiny from the ruins of an empire.
Download or read book Alice in Chains written by David de Sola and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four – ahead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden – to get a gold record and achieve national recognition. With the charismatic Layne Staley behind the microphone, they became one of the most influential and successful bands to come out of the Seattle music scene. But as the band got bigger, so did its problems. Acclaimed journalist David de Sola follows the members from their inauspicious beginnings at a warehouse under the Ballard Bridge through the history of the band, charting: The local hair metal scene in Seattle during the 1980s. How drugs nearly destroyed the band and claimed the lives of Staley and founding bassist Mike Starr. Jerry Cantrell's solo career and Mike Starr's life after being fired from the band.The band's resurrection with William DuVall, the Atlana singer/guitarist who stepped into Layne Staley's shoes. Based on a wealth of interviews with people with direct knowledge of the band and its history, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time, Alice in Chains will stand as the definitive Alice in Chains biography for years to come.
Download or read book Marianne in Chains written by Robert Gildea and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In France, the German occupation is called simply the "dark years." There were only the "good French" who resisted and the "bad French" who collaborated. Marianne in Chains, a broad and provocative history drawing on previously unseen archives, firsthand interviews, diaries, and eyewitness accounts, uncovers the complex truth of the time. Robert Gildea's groundbreaking study reveals the everyday life in the heart of occupied France; the pressing imperatives of work, food, transportation, andfamily obligations that led to unavoidable compromise and negotiation with the army of occupation.
Download or read book Chains and Freedom or The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler a Colored Man Yet Living written by C. Edwards Lester and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While many people over the course of early US history wrote about slavery, few of them did what Charles Edwards Lester did in "Chains and Freedom: or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living", that is, write an actual biography of a man who experienced slavery first-hand. Following the life of Peter Wheeler as he managed the harrowing transition from slave to sailor. The book is a seminal part of American history that has, thankfully, been salvaged from being lost to time.
Download or read book A Life in Chains written by Frederick Douglass and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 8405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: e-artnow presents the collection of the recorded testimonies of former slaves, memoirs, historical studies, reports of the life and laws in the south, legislation on civil rights, as well as popular fiction which unveiled the injustice and horrors of slavery to the masses:_x000D_ Slave Narratives_x000D_ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass_x000D_ The Underground Railroad_x000D_ Harriet: The Moses of Her People_x000D_ 12 Years a Slave_x000D_ Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary_x000D_ From the Darkness Cometh the Light_x000D_ Up From Slavery_x000D_ Willie Lynch Letter_x000D_ Confessions of Nat Turner_x000D_ Narrative of Sojourner Truth_x000D_ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl_x000D_ History of Mary Prince_x000D_ Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom_x000D_ Thirty Years a Slave_x000D_ The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano_x000D_ Behind The Scenes_x000D_ Father Henson's Story of His Own Life_x000D_ Fifty Years in Chains_x000D_ Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman_x000D_ Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb_x000D_ Story of Mattie J. Jackson_x000D_ A Slave Girl's Story_x000D_ Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy_x000D_ Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box_x000D_ Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley_x000D_ Buried Alive For a Quarter of a Century_x000D_ Historical Documents:_x000D_ Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)_x000D_ Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1865)_x000D_ Civil Rights Act of 1866_x000D_ Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1868)_x000D_ Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)_x000D_ Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1870)_x000D_ Studies: _x000D_ Captain Canot_x000D_ History of American Abolitionism_x000D_ Pictures of Slavery in Church and State_x000D_ Report on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave_x000D_ Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases_x000D_ Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act_x000D_ Pearl Incident_x000D_ Novels:_x000D_ Oroonoko_x000D_ Uncle Tom's Cabin_x000D_ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_x000D_ Heroic Slave_x000D_ Slavery's Pleasant Homes_x000D_ Our Nig_x000D_ Clotelle_x000D_ Marrow of Tradition_x000D_ Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man_x000D_ A Fool's Errand_x000D_ Bricks Without Straw_x000D_ Imperium in Imperio_x000D_ The Hindered Hand
Download or read book Cy in Chains written by David L. Dudley and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cy Williams, thirteen, has always known that he and the other black folks on Strong's plantation have to obey white men, no question. Sure, he's free, as black people have been since his grandfather's day, but in rural Georgia, that means they're free to be whipped, abused, even killed. Almost four years later, Cy yearns for that freedom, such as it was. Now he's a chain gang laborer, forced to do backbreaking work, penned in and shackled like an animal, brutalized, beaten, and humiliated bythe boss of the camp and his hired overseers. For Cy and the boys he's chained to, there's no way out, no way back. And then hope begins to grow in him, along with strength and courage he didn't know he had. Cy is sure that a chance at freedom is worth any risk, any sacrifice. This powerful, moving story opens a window on a painful chapter in the history of race relations.
Download or read book Chains of Time written by R. B. Woodstone and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across race and time, a magical battle for freedom... 1859 Mkembro, West Africa "I know what's going to happen," says Amara as she wakes on the morning of her wedding to discover that she has been blessed -- or cursed -- with the power of prophecy. In her visions, she sees the slaver Van Owen, who will soon arrive on Africa's shores. Her father will challenge the invaders, wielding magic against rifles and whips, and setting in motion Amara's bid for freedom -- a quest that will extend for five generations. But no wait is too long, for Amara can see far into the future. Chains of Time tells two interweaving stories -- Amara's nineteenth century slave chronicle and the tale of her modern-day descendants, all of them fighting to find their voices, their redemption, and their freedom. Praise for CHAINS OF TIME... "A perceptive and gripping tale of race and family." -- Kirkus Reviews "★★★★★ The beauty of Woodstone's prose evokes the intensity and allegorical journey that is usually reserved for literary fiction. The writing is simultaneously gorgeous, terrifying, and hopeful." -- Readers' Favorite "R.B. Woodstone has crafted a thoughtful, time-spanning novel that touches on family, oppression, and otherness in Chains of Time... the dramatic blend of history, tragedy, and magic pulls a reader in from the very start." -- Self-Publishing Review "An exceptional story that will place you in the heart and mind of each of the amazing characters. Prepare to be moved by a unique story that delves deep into the historical abuse of a people but has dynamic pockets of excitement, heartbreak, and the paranormal. Highly recommended." -- Lesley Jones, international best-selling author "With captivating characters on a fulfilling magical journey, Chains of Time is a strong novel that does not disappoint." -- IndependentBookReview.com "Though the work is rooted in fantasy and magical realism, there's a highly realistic quality to the historical content and the experience of Africans in the tragedy of the slave trade. Young adult and adult readers alike can appreciate the sophistication of ideas, which are layered into a powerful storyline that blends present and past exceedingly well." -- K.C. Finn, USA Today best-selling author and Chanticleer Book Award winner
Download or read book House of Chains written by Steven Erikson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-08-22 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy-roman.
Download or read book Chains written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling first novel in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual. As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom.
Download or read book The Seeds of America Trilogy Boxed Set written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you risk to be free? It’s 1776 and Isabel, Curzon, and Ruth have only ever known life as slaves. But now the young country of America is in turmoil—there are whisperings, then cries, of freedom from England spreading like fire, and with it is a whole new type of danger. For freedom being fought for one isn’t necessarily freedom being fought for all…especially if you are a slave. But if an entire nation can seek its freedom, why can’t they? As war breaks out, sides must be chosen, death is at every turn, and one question forever rings in their ears: Would you risk everything to be free? As battles rage up and down the Eastern seaboard, Isabel, Curzon, and Ruth flee, separate, fight, face unparalleled heartbreak and, just like war, they must depend on their allies—and each other—if they are to survive. Which leads to a second, harrowing question: Amidst so much pain and destruction, can they even recognize who their allies are?
Download or read book Everywhere in Chains written by James Casper and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly thought-provoking, sometimes amusing and always life-affirming novel illustrates one family's experiences with America's criminal justice system. As Penelope searches for the truth about her father, she rattles the skeletons in her family's closet and shakes up the complacency of her community, which has tried to sweep the past under the rug. With both perception and compassion, the author creates a colorful cast of characters while challenging the wisdom of imprisoning the mentally ill. On the cusp of adulthood, Penelope begins to understand that she has grown-up in a web of silence. The denial in her family and small Minnesota hometown is so thick that she does not know how to cut through it, that is, until she begins a seemingly innocuous pen-pal correspondence with someone in another town. Little by little, Penelope unravels the secrets meant to protect her from the truth. She proves herself to be stronger and wiser than anyone could have predicted and leads the way to healing. Through the lives and interactions of the major characters, this story explores the sprawling psychological geography of America's criminal justice system and its profound effect on everyone it touches, even its most ardent proponents. While dealing with a serious, challenging subject, this book is also filled with warmth and likeable characters. The odyssey of Penelope concludes on a faith-affirming note with a parade of surprising revelations.
Download or read book Chains of Freedom written by Selina Rosen and published by Meisha Merlin Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The world went to hell in a hand basket and was taken over by an evil empire known as the Reliance. The Reliance turned the Earth into a planet of agricultural slaves and went off in search of better, more mineral and resource-rich planets where they ran into a bipedal, humanoid race known as Argys--who were doing the same thing. They instantly decided not to share the universe and went to war. Needless to say, neither the Reliance nor their alien enemy care one bit about the general population of either species. When political prisoner David Grant ran from the forced labor camp where he'd been imprisoned, his only thought was of escape. However, fate turns its hand and as he runs blindly through the forest he literally runs into the one person who can help him in his fight against the all-powerful Reliance. RJ is the rebel Elite who's been raiding supply trains and sabotaging Reliance facilities so successfully that even the work units know her name. With David's innocent enthusiasm and desire for justice and RJ's knowledge of weapons and warfare, they begin to chip away at the Reliance armor"--Yard Dog Press website.
Download or read book Bury the Chains written by Adam Hochschild and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a handful of men, led by Thomas Clarkson, who defied the slave trade and ignited the first great human rights movement. Beginning in 1788, a group of Abolitionists moved the cause of anti-slavery from the floor of Parliament to the homes of 300,000 people boycotting Caribbean sugar, and gave a platform to freed slaves.
Download or read book All The Lies We Believe written by Fred Bucher and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stolen laptop exposes a murderous conspiracy between a global tech giant and the President of the United States, forcing a disgraced executive to fight to save his freedom, his family, and his life. Hard-charging Will Maxton is on the fast track to be the next CEO of HCS, a once powerful but fading global tech company. Embarrassed and ashamed by his father's professional failures, everything, including his wife and son, has taken a backseat to Will's all-consuming ambition. Will convinces his boss and personal hero, the legendary HCS founder Martin Stein, to pursue a risky gamble to reset the fortunes of the company--buy Continental Studios, the nation's largest media company. The high stakes chase sets Will on a collision course with Martin's son Marc, his bitter rival to be the next CEO, and the beautiful, cunning political operative, Maya Bondman. With his world in shambles, his life in dire jeopardy and an election about to be stolen, Will turns to Rebecca Lee, his aunt and a brilliant, trail blazing attorney, for help. If they are to overcome the perilous forces aligned against him and uncover the shocking truth, Will must confront his family's troubled past, his personal demons and the consequences of betrayal ... before it's too late.
