The hanging of Angélique: the untold story of Canadian slavery and the burning of old Montréal
Biography, Historical biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio
Summary
1734. Marie-Joseph Angélique is a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montréal. On appeal, her punishment of death was modified to torture, to encourage her to name an accomplice, a white man, Angélique's… sometime lover. A narrative of a rebellious Portuguese-born Black woman who refused to accept her indentured lot. Explicit descriptions of violence. c2006
Title Details
ISBN
9780006392798
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Copyright Date
2006
Book number
2425403
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Anne Glatt
Duration
12 hours 15 minutes 49 seconds
Audio producer
CNIB, 2010.