Edmonia by Brianne Baker (Hardback Book)

Name: Edmonia by Brianne Baker (Hardback Book)
Brand: Kensington Publishing

Kensington Publishing

For readers of Vanessa Miller, Sheila Williams, Victoria Christopher Murray and Tracy Chevalier, the story of an unconventional woman who overcame adversity to create enduring tributes in stone to her race and times. The life of pioneering Black Neoclassical sculptor Edmonia Lewis \u0096 from the Civil War-era Midwest to Boston\u0092s abolitionist circles, to Rome\u0092s expatriate community \u0096 is resurrected in this stunning debut biographical novel.\n\u0093I plan to be a sculptor, to memorialize forever the great men and women of my race, and those who have fought for our cause.\u0094\n At the age of 8, orphaned, precocious Wildfire seems fated to a life of toil selling her handmade crafts to Niagara Falls tourists alongside her Ojibwe aunts. But Wildfire\u0092s older half-brother, Samuel, has been making other plans\n\nEdmonia\nA Novel of a Boundary-Breaking American Sculptress\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Roya;