The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
Language: English
Biographical Biography & Autobiography Caribbean & Latin America Central & South America General Girls & Women Historical History Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Nonfiction Literary Other People & Places Poetry Social Issues Women
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: Mar 19, 2013
Description:
“I find it so easy to forget / that I’m just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts.” Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this book-loving feminist and abolitionist who bravely resisted an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen, and was ultimately courageous enough to fight against injustice. Historical notes, excerpts, and source notes round out this exceptional tribute.
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