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The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist / Margarita Engle.

Author/creator Engle, Margarita author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Boston ; New York : Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Copyright Notice ©2013
Description182 pages ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis, 1814-1873--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Authors--Juvenile fiction.
Feminists--Juvenile fiction.
Abolitionists--Juvenile fiction.
Cuba--History --1810-1899 --Juvenile fiction.
Contents 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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 181).
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
LCCN 2013003913
ISBN9780547807430 (hardback)
ISBN0547807430 (hardback)

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