Book jacket image for The Great Mrs. Elias by Barbara Chase-Riboud

Amistad

9780063020016

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The Great Mrs. Elias

This atmospheric and richly detailed novel is a compelling portrait of Hannah Elias, a Black woman who accrued enormous wealth in early 20th- century New York City.

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