The Resource A free state : a novel, Tom Piazza
A free state : a novel, Tom Piazza
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The item A free state : a novel, Tom Piazza represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- The year is 1855. Blackface minstrelsy is the most popular form of entertainment in a nation about to be torn apart by the battle over slavery. Henry Sims, a fugitive slave and a brilliant musician, has escaped to Philadelphia. He is befriended by a leader of a popular minstrel troupe struggling to compete with similar ensembles. Henry's skill could help the struggling troupe. Black and white performers are not allowed to appear together onstage. Together, the two concoct a masquerade to protect Henry's identity. Even as their plan begins to reverse the troupe's decline, a brutal slave hunter named Tull Burton has been employed to track down the runaway and retrieve him, by any means necessary
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial edition.
- Extent
- 235 pages, 19 pages
- Note
- Includes interview with the author
- Isbn
- 9780062284136
- Label
- A free state : a novel
- Title
- A free state
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Piazza
- Subject
-
- Fiction
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Minstrel shows
- Minstrel shows -- Fiction
- Musicians
- African American musicians
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction
- Slavery
- Slavery -- United States -- Fiction
- United States
- Musicians -- Fiction
- African American musicians -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The year is 1855. Blackface minstrelsy is the most popular form of entertainment in a nation about to be torn apart by the battle over slavery. Henry Sims, a fugitive slave and a brilliant musician, has escaped to Philadelphia. He is befriended by a leader of a popular minstrel troupe struggling to compete with similar ensembles. Henry's skill could help the struggling troupe. Black and white performers are not allowed to appear together onstage. Together, the two concoct a masquerade to protect Henry's identity. Even as their plan begins to reverse the troupe's decline, a brutal slave hunter named Tull Burton has been employed to track down the runaway and retrieve him, by any means necessary
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Piazza, Tom
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Slavery
- Musicians
- Fugitive slaves
- African American musicians
- Minstrel shows
- African American musicians
- Fugitive slaves
- Minstrel shows
- Musicians
- Slavery
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Pennsylvania
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A free state : a novel, Tom Piazza
- Note
- Includes interview with the author
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1816349
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial edition.
- Extent
- 235 pages, 19 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062284136
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780062284136
- (OCoLC)933523639
- Label
- A free state : a novel, Tom Piazza
- Note
- Includes interview with the author
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1816349
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial edition.
- Extent
- 235 pages, 19 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062284136
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780062284136
- (OCoLC)933523639
Subject
- Fiction
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Minstrel shows
- Minstrel shows -- Fiction
- Musicians
- African American musicians
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction
- Slavery
- Slavery -- United States -- Fiction
- United States
- Musicians -- Fiction
- African American musicians -- Fiction
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