Dessa Rose
(Book)

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Author
Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944-1999.
Published
New York : W. Morrow, [1986].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0688051138, 9780688051136, 0739404156, 9780739404157, 9780062011251, 0062011251
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 22 cm
Status
On Shelf
Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult Fiction
Wil
1 available
Mount Pleasant - Adult Fiction
Fic Williams PB
1 available
North Providence - Adult Fiction (2nd Floor)
Williams
1 available
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Published
New York : W. Morrow, [1986].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0688051138, 9780688051136, 0739404156, 9780739404157, 9780062011251, 0062011251

Notes

Description
Based on the lives of two nineteenth-century women, this portrait of the South during slavery focuses on the slave Dessa Rose and her relationship with a white woman, Miss Rufel.
Target Audience
Lexile: 950.
Action
BSLW RECAT 2023

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LocationCall NumberStatus
Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult FictionWilOn Shelf
Mount Pleasant - Adult FictionFic Williams PBOn Shelf
North Providence - Adult Fiction (2nd Floor)WilliamsOn Shelf
Providence Public - Level G FictionFic WilliamsOn Shelf
Providence Public - Level G FictionFic WilliamsOn Shelf

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LC Subjects
African American women -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Slavery -- Fiction.
Slavery -- Southern States -- History -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Race relations -- Fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Williams, S. A. (1986). Dessa Rose (First edition.). W. Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944-1999. 1986. Dessa Rose. W. Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944-1999. Dessa Rose W. Morrow, 1986.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Williams, Sherley Anne. Dessa Rose First edition., W. Morrow, 1986.

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