The hanging of Angélique : the untold story of Canadian slavery and the burning of Old Montréal

Summary: Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper tells the astonishing story of Marie-Joseph Angélique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montréal in April 1734 and condemned to die a brutal death. In a powerful retelling of Angélique's story -- now supported by archival illustrations -- Cooper builds on 15 years of research to shed new light on a rebellious Portuguese-born black woman who refused to accept her indentured servitude. At the same time, Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a benign, slave-free Canada, revealing a damning 200-year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.

Record details

ISBN: 9781443406581 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1443406589 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource
Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : HarperCollins Canada, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, October 4, 2013).