They were all heroes . . . Sparked by an indigo sun, Nat Turner stormed into history with a sword in one hand and a Bible in the other. Thirty years before the advent of the Civil War—in the predawn h
The truth has been buried more than one hundred years . . . Leading a small army of slaves, Nat Turner was a man born with a mission: to set the captives free. When words failed, he ignited an upris
“Expertly told by an inspired, practiced storyteller” (Publishers Weekly), Nat Turner’s story is revealed through the eyes and minds of slaves and masters, friends and foes.Leading a small army of sla