The Trial of Phillis Wheatley

Paperback. Book Condition: Very Fine. The Trial of Phillis Wheatley, 2014. Signed by Author on blank page with Presentation notation. 205 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Unmarked. Size: 9 x 6 x .61. Signed Media/Performing Arts::Theatre Plays Modern 0336

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Winner for Drama on eLit Book Awards 2015.

The December 15, 2015 edition of Kirkus Review names "The Trial of Phillis Wheatley" in the list of the Best Books of 2015. On the eve of the American Revolution in the fall of 1772, eighteen year old Phillis Wheatley, the household slave of John and Susanna Wheatley was invited to appear before eighteen of Boston's most prominent men in the Governor's Council Chamber in Boston to defend the premise that she was the author of a collection of poems. The so-called "jury" was comprised of the most prominent men in Boston. This was not a jury of her peers but rather one comprised of all white, all male, and largely middle-aged men. There is no transcript of that proceeding. The Trial of Phillis Wheatley is a courtroom docudrama "depicting" what occurred in that room that day. The final verdict would change the course of American history. Kirkus Review says of the docudrama "The Trial of Phillis Wheatley," that it is "Classic American history theater for readers who are weary of The Crucible and Inherit the Wind."

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ISBN: 0615645313

ISBN-13: 9780615645315

Publisher: The Trial of Phillis Wheatley

Year: 2014

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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