Freedom's Belle

Freedom's Belle

Author: Dianna Crawford

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780842319188

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This historical romance set in Tennessee Territory in the late 1700s is the story of Drew Reardon, an adventurous explorer, and Crystabelle Amherst, a lovely young school teacher on the run from an arranged marriage. This is the third and final book of the Reardon Brothers series.


Freedom Soup

Freedom Soup

Author: Tami Charles

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1536221651

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“A Haitian grandmother and granddaughter share a holiday, a family recipe, and a story of freedom. . . . A stunning and necessary historical picture book.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The shake-shake of maracas vibrates down to my toes. Ti Gran’s feet tap-tap to the rhythm. Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make Freedom Soup just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle’s family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle’s family is from. In this celebration of cultural traditions passed from one generation to the next, Jacqueline Alcántara’s lush illustrations bring to life both Belle’s story and the story of the Haitian Revolution. Tami Charles’s lyrical text, as accessible as it is sensory, makes for a tale that readers will enjoy to the last drop.


Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

Author: Bettye Stroud

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 153622104X

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“This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and the power of Dr. King’s words. . . . An intergenerational story filled with heart and soul.” — Kirkus Reviews When Alex spies a mule chomping on greens in a nearby garden, he can’t help but ask about it. “Ol’ Belle?” says Miz Pettway. “She can have all the collards she wants. She’s earned it.” And so begins the tale of an ordinary mule in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, that played a singular part in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. When African-Americans in a poor community — inspired by a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — defied local authorities who were trying to stop them from registering to vote, many got around a long, imposed detour on mule-drawn wagons. As Alex looks into the eyes of gentle Belle, he begins to understand a significant time in history in a very personal way.


Freedom's Promise

Freedom's Promise

Author: Dianna Crawford

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780842319164

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After completing her years of servitude to a dairy farmer in North Carolina, Annie McGregor hears about lke Reardon, who's looking for settlers to accompany him across the mountains to Tennessee. Could this be the answer to her prayer for freedom?


Press Freedom and Global Politics

Press Freedom and Global Politics

Author: Douglas A. Van Belle

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2000-04-30

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0313002630

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Van Belle provides the first systematic analysis of the effects that press freedom has on the conduct of international politics. The institutionalization of press freedoms within a state and the free flow of information between the free presses of different nations creates a foreign policy decision making environment that systematically limits policy options, generates domestic political imperatives, and provides specific benefits to a leader. This shapes some aspects of foreign policy in a consistent and empirically identifiable manner, most notably by limiting international conflicts. When social-psychological propositions regarding dehumanization and the acceptance of killing in war are introduced to Van Belle's model, shared press freedom is shown to provide a mechanism that prevents lethal conflicts. The effects of press freedom on international conflict, particularly on hypotheses related to escalating conflicts beyond the threshold of casualties, are quite robust. However, Van Belle indicates there is no evidence of a complimentary effect on cooperation. The combination of findings from the empirical analyses suggest that the key to the effects of press freedom center on the creation of images, such as the dehumanized image of an enemy. A thoughtful analysis that scholars and researchers of foreign policy and international relations as well as journalism and mass communication will find particularly useful.


Belle

Belle

Author: Lesley Pearse

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10-14

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9781913099824

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A sweeping historical saga from the internationally best-selling author Lesley Pearse. London, 1910. Though raised in a brothel, fifteen-year-old Belle is still an innocent, carefree girl. That all changes when she witnesses a murder. After seeing a girl strangled by her client, Belle's life is turned upside down. From the brothel to the streets, Belle is sold into the seedy world of sex trafficking and shipped away to New Orleans where she is made a courtesan. With little autonomy and even less hope, Belle is at the mercy of the men she is forced to entertain. With a broken spirit, dreams of her home and family are all that keep Belle going. But if she were to find her freedom, would she have a home to return to? PRAISE FOR LESLEY PEARSE & BELLE 'An atmospheric cracker with lots of twists' - Woman 'Pearse will pull on your heartstrings with this well-crafted story' - Sun 'Storytelling at its very best' - Daily Mail 'Evocative, compelling, told from the heart' - Sunday Express 'Glorious, heart-warming' - Woman & Home 'Intrigue, heart-tugging, beautifully written' - Closer 'Characters it is impossible not to care about' - Daily Mail


Teaching To Transgress

Teaching To Transgress

Author: Bell Hooks

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1135200017

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First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Rebel Belle

Rebel Belle

Author: Rachel Hawkins

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 110160333X

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Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts. Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth. With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more. “As surprising as it is delicious.”—BCCB, starred review “Fun with a twist of supernatural and Southern charm.” —VOYA “The romance, coming-of-age aspects, and a well-drawn heroine with a crackling wit will lure in readers.” —Booklist