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Island queen : a novel / Vanessa Riley.
"Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Dorothy bought her freedom, and that of her sister and her mother, from her Irish planter father. Rising above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism, she built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her, life, Doll answered to no one but herself as she rose to power and autonomy against all odds." --Adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063002845
- ISBN: 0063002841
- Physical Description: 575 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Based on the incredible true-life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies" -- Front jacket flap.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-575).
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- Freed persons > Montserrat > Fiction.
Businesswomen > Montserrat > Fiction.
Businesspeople, Black > Montserrat > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Montserrat > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
FICTION / African American & Black / Historical.
FICTION / African American & Black / Women.
FICTION / Women.
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Slaves > Emancipation > Fiction.
Businesswomen > Fiction. - Genre:
- Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 19 of 22 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 22 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC RILEY (Text) | 31024153764553 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Mount Vernon Public Library | AFRICAN-AMERICAN FICTION RILEY (Text) | 31018155572683 | Fiction | Available | - |
| New Rochelle Public Library | RILEY (Text) | 31019156733696 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Ossining Public Library | FICTION (Text) | 31021101893997 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Pound Ridge Library District | FIC RILEY (Text) | 31026151030614 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Scarsdale Public Library | FICTION (Text) | 31029154449765 | Fiction | Available | - |
| The Field Library | RILEY, V. (Text) | 31022152291081 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Warner Library | FICTION RILEY (Text) | 31033152095190 | Fiction | Available | - |
| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) | 31544101240372 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | FIC Riley (Text) | 31035710059709 | Fiction | Available | - |