Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 86 Adams, Nehemiah 1806 1878 Adams, N. The Sable Cloud: A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Shimmin, Amy Cunningham and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Sable Cloud: A Southern Tale With Northern Comments" by Nehemiah Adams is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work presents a nuanced discussion of the institution of slavery through the lens of personal letters and reflections, addressing themes of humanity, compassion, and the contradictions inherent in the relationships between slaveholders and slaves. The book seems particularly focused on the emotional impact of these relationships, as illustrated through poignant exchanges between a Southern lady and her family regarding the death of a slave's child, alongside analytical commentary that challenges common perceptions of Southern slaveholders. The opening of the book introduces the reader to a deeply emotional letter from a Southern woman who describes the death and burial of a slave's infant. This intimate account evokes sympathy and presents the complexities of familial bonds and compassion that can exist within the context of slavery. The author also sets up a dialogue with Northern perceptions, juxtaposing the lady's heartfelt sentiments against the backdrop of prevailing anti-slavery narratives. Preceding chapters hint at the varied responses her letter elicits—from puzzlement about the nature of Southern slaveholders' humanity to an exploration of the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding slavery. Overall, the beginning of the book lays the groundwork for a broader critique of regional perspectives and challenges the reader to reconsider stereotypes about the South and its people in the context of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Fiction Southern States -- Fiction Enslaved persons -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 523862 523738 2024-10-06T13:48:20.912779 2023-09-07T04:19:19.377781 text/html text/html 523855 523731 2024-10-06T13:48:21.203789 2023-09-07T04:19:19.529773 text/html text/html 295294 2024-10-06T13:48:30.704741 application/epub+zip 302100 2024-10-06T13:48:25.115739 application/epub+zip 266672 2024-10-06T13:48:23.758773 application/epub+zip 606885 2024-10-06T13:48:35.081755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581446 2024-10-06T13:48:29.764751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424198 2022-09-07T17:26:31.294139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490460 490387 2024-10-06T13:48:20.452778 2023-09-07T04:19:19.079784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 490211 2020-12-19T03:47:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185763 2020-12-19T03:47:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 490209 2020-12-19T03:47:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185740 2020-12-19T03:47:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22077 2024-10-06T13:48:35.335692 application/rdf+xml 25839 2024-10-06T13:48:24.300749 image/jpeg 4828 2024-10-06T13:48:24.029751 image/jpeg 293343 2024-10-06T13:48:21.249781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia