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The Slave Dancer is a historical novel written by Paula Fox and published in 1973. [1] [2] It tells the story of a boy called Jessie Bollier who witnessed first-hand the savagery of the Atlantic slave trade.
- Paula Fox
- 1973
The Slave Dancer. Paula Fox. 3.70. 10,379 ratings605 reviews. Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, 13-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he is sickened by the horrible practices of the slave business. But they are nothing compared to the one final horror that Jessie will witness. Can the cruelty be stopped before it's too late?
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- 1973
- Paula Fox
- Paperback
28 giu 2016 · Set during the middle of the nineteenth century, when the illegal slave trade was at its height, The Slave Dancer not only tells a vivid and shocking story of adventure and survival, but...
Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he must play his fife so that captured slaves will "dance," to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable for their owners' use. Jessie is sickened as he witnesses the horrible practices of the slave trade.
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Jessie was sickened by the thought of taking part in the business of trading rum and tobacco for blacks and then selling the ones who survived the frightful sea voyage from Africa. But to the men of the ship a "slave dancer" was necessary to ensure their share of the profit.
About The Slave Dancer. Jessie Bollier often played his fife to earn a few pennies down by the New Orleans docks. One afternoon a sailor asked him to pipe a tune, and that evening Jessie was kidnapped and dumped aboard The Moonlight, a slave ship, where a hateful duty awaited him.
2 dic 1990 · Editorial Reviews. Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, 13-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he is sickened by the horrible practices of the slave business. But they are nothing compared to the one final horror that Jessie will witness.
- Paula Fox
