The Lightning Dreamer : : Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
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Historical background -- pt. 1. Suns and rays, 1827 -- pt. 2. The orphan theater, 1827 -- pt. 3. The marriage market, 1828 -- pt. 4. See me as I am, 1829 -- pt. 5. The hotel of Peace, 1836 -- Historical note -- The writing of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda.
In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
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Great Poetry and History submitted by sdunav on June 16, 2014, 12:40pm A story in poetry set in Cuba in the mid 1800's - about an early feminist, anti-slavery activist. The poetry was awesome, but the plot seemed to change course somewhat abruptly two thirds of the way through and it got a little confusing at the end. Still, this was quite unique and fascinating, and beautiful.
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New York : Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 182 pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780547807430
0547807430
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Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis, -- 1814-1873 -- Fiction.
Authors -- Fiction.
Feminists -- Fiction.
Abolitionists -- Fiction.
Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels in verse.
Historical fiction.