Give Me Liberty给我自由

作者 L. M. Elliott著
出版社 HarperCollins US
出版时间 2004年1月
ISBN 9780060744236
定价 73.50

内容简介

TheAmericanRevolutionisabouttoignite!Lifeistoughforthirteen-year-oldNathanielDunn,anindenturedservantincolonialVirginia.Yetinatwistofluck,hemeetsBasil,akindschoolmaster,andanarrangementisstrucklendingNathaniel'slabortoaWilliamsburgcarriagemaker.BasilintroducesNathanieltomusic,books,andphilosophiesthatopenhismindtonewattitudesaboutequality.Theyearis1775,andascolonistsvoicetheirrageoverEngland'staxation,PatrickHenry'swords"givemeliberty,orgivemedeath"becomethesoundingcallforaction.ShouldNathanielandBasiljointhefight?Whatisthemeaningof"liberty"inacountryreliantonindenturedservantsandslaves?Nathanielmustfacethepuzzlingchoicesadawningnationlaysbeforehim.

作者简介

L.M.Elliottistheauthorofseveralaward-winningnovelsforyoungadults,includingUnderaWar-TornSky,aNotableChildren'sTradeBookintheFieldofSocialStudies(NCSS/CBC)andaJeffersonCupHonorBook;GiveMeLiberty;andAnnie,BetweentheStates,aNewYorkPublicLibraryBookfortheTeenAgeandanIRA/CBCTeachers'Choice.SheliveswithherhusbandandtheirtwochildreninVirginia.

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