The American Queen GRCF featuring an introduction by National

featuring an introduction by National Book Award finalist Angela FlournoyA Penguin Vitae EditionWhen first published in 1930

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The American Queen GRCF featuring an introduction by NationalThere is only one known queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil. Transformative and breathtakingly honest, The American Queenis based on actual events that occurred between 1865 1889 and shares the unsung history of a Black woman who built a kingdom as a refuge for the courageous people who dared to dream of a different way of life. Over the twenty four years she was enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one thing: