
Begin The World Over
by Kung Li Sun
Title:
Begin The World Over
Author:
Kung Li Sun
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
260 pages
Publisher:
AK Press
ISBN-13:
9781849354721
EAN:
9781849354721
Publication Date:
02/02/2023
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
424
Dimensions (mm):
202 x 128 x 18
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In 1793, as revolutionaries in the West Indies take up arms, James Hemings has little interest in joining the fight for liberte - talented and favoored, he is careful to protect his relative comforts as Thomas Jefferson''s enslaved chef. But when he meets Denmark Vesey, James is immediately smitten. The formidable first mate persuades James to board his ship, on its way to the revolt in Saint-Domingue. There and on the mainland they join forces with a diverse cast of characters, including a gender nonconforming prophetess, a formerly enslaved jockey, and a Muskogee horse trader. The resulting adventure masterfully mixes real historical figures and events with a riotous retelling of a possible history in which James must decide whether to return to his constrained but composed former life, or join the coalition of Black revolutionaries and Muskogee resistance to fight the American slavers and settlers.










