03922cam a2200541 4500 598279750 TxAuBib 20220801120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781455137145 1455137146 B087YRB3RY Amazon c6329b3e-6944-434b-91d9-b6b806992b00 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3462332 OverDrive (Product ID) c3x5 c3x5 c3x5 TxAuBib Boyd, Natasha. The Indigo Girl [Libby] : A Novel. Blackstone Publishing, 2017. Slaves. Southerner. indigo dye. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 5310kB. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5310kB. secret. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. businesswoman. 1700s. South. dye. 1739. Eliza Lucas. Format: OverDrive Open EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5305kB. Eliza Lucas Pinckney. South Carolina. plantation. Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p>The year is 1739. Eliza Lucas is sixteen years old when her father leaves her in charge of their family's three plantations in rural South Carolina and then proceeds to bleed the estates dry in pursuit of his military ambitions. Tensions with the British, and with the Spanish in Florida, just a short way down the coast, are rising, and slaves are becoming restless. Her mother wants nothing more than for their South Carolina endeavor to fail so they can go back to England. Soon their family is in danger of losing everything.</p> <p>Hearing how much the French pay for indigo dye, Eliza believes it's the key to their salvation. But everyone tells her it's impossible, and no one will share the secret to making it. Thwarted at nearly every turn, even by her own family, Eliza finds her only allies in an aging horticulturalist, an older gentleman lawyer, and a slave with whom she strikes a dangerous deal: teach her the intricate, thousand-year-old secret process of making indigo dye, and in return—against the laws of the day—she will teach the slaves to read.</p> <p>So begins an incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice.</p> <p>Based on historical documents and Eliza Lucas' own letters, this is a historical fiction account of how young Eliza Lucas produced indigo dye, which became one of South Carolina's largest exports, an export that laid the foundation for the incredible wealth of the South. Although largely overlooked by historians, the accomplishments of Eliza Lucas influenced the course of US history. When she passed away in 1793, President George Washington, at his own request, served as a pallbearer at her funeral.</p> <p>This book is set between the years 1739 and 1744, with romance, intrigue, forbidden friendships, and political and financial threats weaving together the story of a remarkable young woman whose actions were far ahead of their time.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c6329b3e-6944-434b-91d9-b6b806992b00&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c6329b3e-6944-434b-91d9-b6b806992b00&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c6329b3e-6944-434b-91d9-b6b806992b00&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c6329b3e-6944-434b-91d9-b6b806992b00&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Open EPUB eBook) TXKYP