The thread collectors, a novel, Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
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The thread collectors, a novel, Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The thread collectors
Oclc number
1338171073
Responsibility statement
Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
Sub title
a novel
Summary
In 1863, an ingenious young Black woman, who embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army, crosses paths with a Jewish seamstress who helps her discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- African American women -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Embroidery -- Fiction
- Jewish women -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Women slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
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- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject9
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- African American women -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Embroidery -- Fiction
- Jewish women -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Women slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
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- Author2
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