{"product_id":"the-american-queen-9780840708908","title":"The American Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover library edition, releasing simultaneously with the paperback!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the twenty-four years she was enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one thing: hate. Hate for the man who sold her mother. Hate for the overseer who left her daddy to hang from a noose. Hate so powerful there's no room in her heart for love, not even for the honorable Reverend William, whom she likes and respects enough to marry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when William finally listens to Louella's pleas and leads the formerly enslaved people off the plantation, Louella begins to replace her hate with hope. Hope that they will find a place where they can live free from fear. Hope that despite her many unanswered prayers, she can learn to trust for new miracles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, William and Louella become the appointed king and queen of their self-proclaimed Kingdom of the Happy Land. And though they are still surrounded by opposition, they continue to share a message of joy and goodness--and fight for the freedom and dignity of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransformative and breathtakingly honest, \u003cem\u003eThe American Queen \u003c\/em\u003eshares the unsung true history of a kingdom built as a refuge for the courageous people who dared to dream of a different way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on a true story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspiring and thoughtful read\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand-alone novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook length: approximately 102,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780840708908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Vanessa Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378270011573,"sku":"9780840708908","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3fd487c5-8d73-4cbe-ab80-7836f82c3d62.jpg?v=1701752035","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-american-queen-9780840708908","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}