{"product_id":"fragments-of-the-ark-louise-meriwether-9781611172829","title":"Fragments of the Ark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFragments of the Ark \u003c\/i\u003efollows the exploits of runaway slave Peter Mango, his family, and a band of fellow escaped slaves as they commandeer a Confederate gunboat out of Charleston harbor and deliver it to the Union navy. Mango is made captain of this liberated vessel and commands its crew through the duration of the war. He also travels to Washington to meet President Lincoln, adding his voice to others trying to persuade the president to allow black men to enlist in the armed forces. After the war Mango bought a home from his former master and became a political organizer for voting rights. Eventually he was elected a delegate to South Carolina's state convention to rewrite its constitution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the inspirational life of Robert Smalls, \u003ci\u003eFragments of the Ark\u003c\/i\u003e explores the American Civil War through the eyes of its most deeply wounded souls. Against this chaotic backdrop, the novel sweeps readers into Mango's heroic quest for the most basic of human rights--a safe haven to nurture a family bound by love and not fear, and the freedom to be the master of his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Meriwether\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611172829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611172829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Louise Meriwether","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938781790463,"sku":"9781611172829","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_394f4dd8-bb12-4d33-8395-0ff83cd9fbae.jpg?v=1681437683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fragments-of-the-ark-louise-meriwether-9781611172829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}