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George Washington Black, an eleven‑year‑old slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified when he is selected by his master’s brother, the eccentric Christopher Wilde, as his personal servant. Wilde, a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist, invites Wash into an extraordinary world of scientific curiosity and daring adventure. As they travel from the Caribbean up the eastern coast of America and beyond to a remote Arctic outpost, Wash and Christopher face danger, prejudice, and the threat of a bounty on Wash’s head. Their journey transforms Wash from a boy bound by slavery into a man who seeks his own dignity, meaning, and identity, and illustrates how two individuals separated by impossible divisions can see each other as human.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Esi Edugyan
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