Chains and Freedom Or The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler A Colored Man Yet Living by Peter Wheeler is a powerful autobiographical slave narrative that chronicles the remarkable journey of a man born into bondage who endured hardship, injustice, and racial oppression in 19th-century America. With vivid storytelling and heartfelt honesty, Wheeler recounts his early life in slavery, the cruelty he faced, his daring efforts to escape, and his relentless pursuit of liberty and dignity. Th...

A powerful account of enslavement and emancipation, focusing on resilience and identity.

At 2:21 am on September 8, 1896, authorities in Nova Scotia killed an innocent man. Peter Wheeler — a "coloured" man accused of murdering a white girl — was strung up with a slipknot noose. The hanging was state-sanctioned but it was a lynching all the same. Now, a re-examination of his case using modern forensic science reveals one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Canadian history.On the night of January 27, 1896, 14-year-old Annie Kempton found herself home alone in the...

Peter WheelerC. Edwards Lester present a gripping and deeply personal narrative in Chains and Freedom: or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living, offering listeners an unflinching look at the life of an African American who endured slavery and fought for his freedom. This audiobook provides a vivid and moving account of resilience, courage, and the pursuit of liberty against overwhelming odds.The narrative recounts Whee...

The slavery narratives of freedmen were a staple in the armamentarium of American abolitionists, since the narratives' authors could testify directly on the evils and hardships of their servitude, putting lie to the claims from slavery advocates that the practice was humane and beneficial to its subjects. Such works provided evidence for horrible mistreatment. They also added appeals to the principles of religion, making a powerful argument against the toleration of a system of human bonda...

Author’s first interview with Peter—Peter calls on the Author, and begins his story—his birth and residence—is adopted by Mrs. Mather and lives in Mr. Mather’s house—his “red scarlet coat“—fishing expedition on Sunday with Hagar when he sees the Devil—a feat of horsemanship—saves the life of master’s oldest son, and is bit in the operation by a wild hog—an encounter with an “old-fashioned cat owl” in the Cedar Swamp—a man killed by wild cats—a short “sarmint” at a Quaker Meeting—“I and Joh...

For nearly sixty years, TVR produced some of the most thrilling, spine-tingling, hand-built sports cars to emerge from any British motor manufacturer. Yet it was the period between 1981 and 2004, under the management of Peter Wheeler, when the company finally shook off its shed-built roots and proved that it could produce cars that could match anything from Maranello or Stuttgart in terms of performance, but at a fraction of their price. Illustrated with over 300 photographs, TVR - Cars of...

A young couple dream of moving to the Yorkshire Dales, with hilarious consequencesListen now to this delightful comedy from the archive starring Rodney Bewes (The Likely Lads) as David Parkinson, a young husband and a man with big dreams of country life.David and his wife Helen decided to swap the frenzy of Croydon for the serenity of the Yorkshire countryside. They dream of the idyllic life up north, and there is also the opportuni...

New updated and revised edition! In the early years of the 21st century, the Morgan Motor Company decided to return to the configuration of its origins, with a new 3 Wheeler. One reason for this decision was that it could no longer sell its four-wheelers in the USA, due to the costs of meeting increasingly restrictive legislation on emissions and accident safety becoming prohibitive for a small manufacturer. The 3 Wheeler, classed as a motorcycle, bypasses these complex requirements. By co...

Essays that explore how Protestants responded to the opportunities and perils of revolution in the transatlantic ageRevolution as Reformation: Protestant Faith in the Age of Revolutions, 1688–1832 highlights the role that Protestantism played in shaping both individual and collective responses to revolution. These essays explore the various ways that the Protestant tradition, rooted in a perpetual process of recalibration and reformulation, provided the le...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD • Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.“This novel is a complete and utter joy.”—Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful“Quietly dazzling.”—The New York Times“I cried more tha...

Brought to you by Penguin.*WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026*In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word.But as the clock begins to tick for Sybil, the need for a few post-scripts to the life she’s led becomes apparent. Fixing her difficult relationship with her children. Taking a fi...