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Finding Fortune

Documenting and Imagining the Life of Rose Fortune

by (author) Brenda J. Thompson

Publisher
SSP Publications
Initial publish date
May 2019
Category
Social History, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Slavery
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781989347041
    Publish Date
    May 2019
    List Price
    $47.85

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Description

A daughter of runaway slaves, a Black Loyalist, the first Black police officer, a business woman and a friend of T.C. Haliburton, Rose Fortune's amazing story is told for the first time.

About the author

Brenda Thompson has been an anti-poverty activist and writer for more than 30 years. She holds a Masters degree in Sociology from Acadia University and, as a former ‘welfare mother’ and lifetime low wage earner, she has lived with poverty issues firsthand. Living in the Annapolis Royal area of Nova Scotia, she has discovered a passion for local history.

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