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The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron · Booklabria

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The Confessions of Nat Turner

HistoryChildren's fiction

The Confessions of Nat Turner

Name: The Confessions of Nat Turner
Author: William Styron

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First published: 1920
Editions: 40 in 2 languages

Synopsis

This is a controversial historical novel purporting to tell the story of Nat Turner, a black American slave who led a large slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. The novel attempts to explore the reasons for the bloodthirsty revolt in which Turner and his followers killed a number of white plantation owners before being apprehended, tried and hanged.

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Historical
African Americans
Romans
Slavery
Set in: Virginia
America
Time: 1775-1865
Characters: Nat Turner

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40 in 2 languages

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