A01=Elizabeth Shown Mills
African Americans
Author_Elizabeth Shown Mills
baptism records
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family history
family history research
fiction
genealogical sources
historical fiction
historical narratives
human conflict
Isle of Canes
land records
literary fiction
literature
literature and fiction
Louisiana
manumission papers
probate records
racial bias
slavery
stories by genealogists
tragedy
Product details
- ISBN 9781593313067
- Weight: 798g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 19 Oct 2006
- Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Isle of Canes is the epic account of an African-American family in Louisiana that, over four generations and more than 150 years, rose from the chains of slavery to rule the Isle of Canes. Historically accurate and genealogically significant, this first novel by eminent genealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills is a gripping tale of racial bias, human conflict, and economic ruin told against the backdrop of colonial Louisiana. This novel is the result of more than thirty years of research. To fuel the story, as well as to maintain historical accuracy, the author found and referenced actual family history documents such as baptism records, manumission papers, probate records, land records, book extracts, and more to reconstruct the lives and times of Francois, Fanny, Coincoin, Augustin, and countless other unforgettable characters. But it takes more than documents on paper and microfilm to bring such an epic story to life. Mills' engaging prose puts flesh on the bones and pulls you into the lives and lifestyle of long-ago Louisiana.""
