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There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The confessions of nat turner is narrated by nat himself as he lingers in jail through the cold autumnal days before his execution. In the matter of nat turner princeton university press. The confession of nat turner read by brock peters 1968 john. The compelling story ranges over the whole of nats life, reaching its inevitable and shattering climax that bloody day in august. The leader of the late insurrection in southampton, virginia, a firsthand account of turner s confessions published by. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are. The confessions of nat turner is william styrons complex and richly drawn imagining of nat turner, the leader of the 1831 slave rebellion in virginia that led to.
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Gray opens his prefatory remarks with the observation that the turner rebellion has greatly excited the public mind, and by interviewing turner, he. Styron based the novel on details of turner s life and a pamphlet with the same title that was presented as evidence in turner s trial. His books include lie down in darkness, the long march, set this house on fire, the confessions of nat turner, sophies choice, this quiet dust, darkness. The confessions of nat turner bedford series in history and culture kindle edition by greenberg, kenneth. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. The confessions of nat turner 1831 reports revisiting.
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