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Forbidden Fruit

by Betty DeRamus
Bernadette Drayton
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A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Betty DeRamus is an award-winning journalist who rummaged through musty records and forgotten memoirs to resurrect this book's unsung heroes. Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the "forbidden fruit" of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses grieved deeply and sometimes made Herculean efforts to re-unite. DeRamus recounts the tales of soulmates who braved bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to preserve their vows of love.

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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781449893668
  • File size: 232824 KB
  • Release date: September 11, 2015
  • Duration: 08:05:02

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781449893668
  • File size: 233187 KB
  • Release date: September 11, 2015
  • Duration: 08:05:00
  • Number of parts: 8
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Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural Nonfiction

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English

A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Betty DeRamus is an award-winning journalist who rummaged through musty records and forgotten memoirs to resurrect this book's unsung heroes. Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the "forbidden fruit" of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses grieved deeply and sometimes made Herculean efforts to re-unite. DeRamus recounts the tales of soulmates who braved bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to preserve their vows of love.

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Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural Nonfiction