Title: Washington Black
Description: George Washington Black, or "Wash," an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by his master's brother as his manservant. To his surprise, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky, where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning--and where two people, separated by an impossible divide, can begin to see each other as human. But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, Christopher and Wash must abandon everything. What follows is their flight along the eastern coast of America, and, finally, to a remote outpost in the Arctic. What brings Christopher and Wash together will tear them apart, propelling Wash even further across the globe in search of his true self.
Subjects: Fiction, Freedom, Men, Ficiton, Slavery, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2019-05-12, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, historical, general, Caribbean area, fiction, Slaves, fiction, Fiction, historical, Voyages and travels, African American, Historical, Action & Adventure, Literary, FICTION / African American / Historical, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Literary, Canadian fiction, Slaves, Collection:Canada Reads, Collection:Canada Reads 2022, Fugitive slaves, Naturalists, Flying-machines
Places: Barbados., Carribean Sugar Plantation, American East Coast, Arctic Region
People: Washington Black "Wash", Christopher Wilde