Benediction - Softcover

Copson, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0741497964 ISBN 13: 9780741497963

Publisher: Infinity Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

In a West African village, Abeni, a willowy fifteen-year old, awaits the initiation that will complete her journey to adulthood. A world away, in a Baltimore tavern, Caleb Lawson a striking young man from a small town in western New York -- is being plied with liquor by two crafty southerners. The year is 1859, and the United States is edging ever closer to disunion. A clandestine plot to revive the Atlantic slave trade brings the lives of the African girl and the Yankee together, forging a love that challenges slavery, imprisonment, and the violence of the Civil War.

About this title

About the Author

Raymond W. Copson was inspired to write Benediction by his lifelong interest in the intersections of African history and U.S. history. For many years, Copson specialized in African affairs and U.S. relations with Africa at the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service. He has lived and taught in Africa, and lectured at universities in the Washington, D.C. area. Author of numerous reports, articles, and two books, Copson now resides in New Yorks Finger Lakes region. He chairs the Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee of the Yates History Center and edits the Yates County, N.Y., Civil War blog.

Edition details

• Publisher: Infinity Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0741497964
• ISBN 13: 9780741497963
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400