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