A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint Book PDF, ePub eBook

Join our eBook service for unlimited books & audiobooks. Get a free 7 day subscription! ↓↓↓↓↓


Book Descriptions:

Richard Pierpoint or Captain Dick, as he was commonly known, emerges from the shadows of history in A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint. An African warrior who was captured at about age 16, Pierpoint lived his remaining years in exile. From his birth in Bundu (now part of Senegal) around 1744 until his death in rural Ontario in 1837, Pierpoint’s life allows us to glimpse the activity of an African involved in some of the world’s great events.

"We are indebted to the authors for breathing life into this man, who though taken from his home early in his life still was able to make a significant contribution to the early history of Upper Canada. He fought, farmed and became a giant to the Black community. We thank you for a wonderful story of this often forgotten segment of Canadian history."

— Wilma Morrison, Norval Johnson Heritage Library, Niagara Falls

"Everybody knows about the Underground Railroad and the great many Black souls who emigrated to Canada via this route, but very few people know the brave Black men and women who put their lives on the line in defence of this country."

— Ivor Christopher, Re-enactor, Runchey’s Company of Coloured Men

"A well-researched and highly readable chronicle of Richard Pierpoint’s life in Africa and North America — as a slave, a soldier, and as a pioneer in Upper Canada’s wilderness. … a vitally important contribution to Canadian Black history."

— Linda Brown-Kubisch, Author, Missouri

A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint by David Meyler, Peter Meyler

From reader reviews:

Diane Adams:

What do you consider book? It is just for students as they are still students or the idea for all people in the world, what best subject for that? Only you can be answered for that question above. Every person has different personality and hobby for every other. Don't to be compelled someone or something that they don't would like do that. You must know how great along with important the book A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint. All type of book would you see on many sources. You can look for the internet sources or other social media.

Shawn Holmes:

Reading a book can be one of a lot of activity that everyone in the world adores. Do you like reading book consequently. There are a lot of reasons why people like it. First reading a publication will give you a lot of new details. When you read a e-book you will get new information due to the fact book is one of numerous ways to share the information or even their idea. Second, reading a book will make a person more imaginative. When you studying a book especially tale fantasy book the author will bring you to definitely imagine the story how the characters do it anything. Third, you are able to share your knowledge to other people. When you read this A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint, you may tells your family, friends and soon about yours reserve. Your knowledge can inspire the others, make them reading a book.

Virginia Hause:

Spent a free a chance to be fun activity to perform! A lot of people spent their free time with their family, or all their friends. Usually they undertaking activity like watching television, about to beach, or picnic inside park. They actually doing same every week. Do you feel it? Do you wish to something different to fill your current free time/ holiday? May be reading a book is usually option to fill your cost-free time/ holiday. The first thing that you ask may be what kinds of e-book that you should read. If you want to test look for book, may be the guide untitled A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint can be very good book to read. May be it can be best activity to you.

Betsy Haley:

What is your hobby? Have you heard that question when you got learners? We believe that that issue was given by teacher for their students. Many kinds of hobby, Everybody has different hobby. And also you know that little person such as reading or as reading become their hobby. You have to know that reading is very important and also book as to be the thing. Book is important thing to provide you knowledge, except your own personal teacher or lecturer. You will find good news or update concerning something by book. A substantial number of sorts of books that can you choose to use be your object. One of them is this A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint.