The President's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The President's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Born into slavery, Clotel is a white-passing woman who conceals her identity and uses a disguise to infiltrate a plantation to rescue her loved ones. It's a story of survival that's deeply rooted in the cruelest part of American history.

Clotel and Althesa are the illegitimate daughters of Thomas Jefferson and a slave woman named Currer. Despite their father's elite status, the girls are sold into slavery but attempt to use their fair complexions to their advantage. Clotel takes it a step further, dressing as a white man to emancipate her daughter who was sold against her will.

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States is an American tragedy that explores generational trauma. William Wells Brown, who's considered the first African American novelist, uses his personal experience to illustrate the horrors of bondage. It's a heartbreaking tale that tests the undeniable power of the human spirit.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States is both modern and readable.

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker: - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley has written several historical novels, and she enjoys researching the details of other times and places. Her most recent novels are The President's Daughter, praised as a fascinating look at an intriguing world (Kirkus Reviews, starred), and For Freedom, which was selected for several award lists, including Booklist's Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and her husband have two young children, Matthew and Katie. They live on a farm in eastern Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

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ISBN 13	9780385731478
ISBN 10	0385731477
Title	The President's Daughter
Author	Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Year published	2004-11-09
Number of pages	166
Prizes	Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 3-5) 2008, Short-listed for Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Readers) 2008, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Grades 4-6) 2006, Short-listed for William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2007
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.