Cane River Free Audiobook Download by Lalita Tademy


The Cane River audiobook is an epic story of a family who must leave their homeland in Egypt to make a better life for themselves. After the first son is born, the family must escape from the hardworking and unkind overseers. They are taken in by a kind Frenchman, who helps them start their new lives.

Cane River is a book about the experience of being enslaved and the struggles that African Americans went through to achieve their freedom. The story follows Ben, a young boy who finds himself in a miserable situation as an indentured servant during the Civil War.

Lalita Tademy's historical novel is about a woman who escapes from captivity in the wilds of West Texas in 1837 and becomes an interpreter for the army. Her story is told through two different points of view: that of Eliza, the protagonist, and that of a white slave trader named James 'Cane River' Davenport.

Lalita Tademy's Cane River audiobook follows the story of two African American children, Scarlett and Ash. They are separated when their parents are taken by slave traders and later reunited years after the Civil War in Mississippi. The novel is a coming of age story that shows how Scarlett comes to realize that there is more to life than the plantation life she has always known before her family's separation.

Published Date 2005-11-01
Duration 6 hours 24 minutes
Author Lalita Tademy
Narrated Shari Belafonte, Edwina Moore, Jomarie Payton
Reviews
(8 Reviews)
Abridged Yes
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category Sagas, Black Literature

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