Band of angels : screenplay / by John Twist. 1956.

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Band of angels : screenplay / by John Twist. 1956.

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Hamish Bond is a plantation owner who has a secret past of slave trading. Rau-ru is a freedom-yearning slave who has been raised as a son by Bond. Amantha Starr is a fiery belle who goes on the auction block when her part-African heritage is revealed - and is sold to Bond. She loathes Bond at first but is eventually won over.

132 leaves ; 28 cm.

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