THE BOOK OF NEGROES (50 page)

Lawrence Hill is the author of several novels and works of non-fiction, including
Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada; Any Known Blood; and Some Great Thing
. He also co-authored, with Joshua Key,
The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier who Walked Away from the War in Iraq
. Lawrence Hill lives in Burlington, Ontario. Visit him online at www.lawrencehill.com.

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Any Known Blood

Some Great Thing

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The Deserter’s Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier
Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq
(with Joshua Key)
Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada
Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women’s Association
Trials and Triumphs: The Story of African-Canadians

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Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada

The Photograph of the woman on the cover of this book is by David Lees, courtesy of Getty Images.

The Book of Negroes
© 2007 by Lawrence Hill.

Originally published in hardcover by HarperCollins
Publishers Ltd: 2007

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