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As if the historical plight of the american slaves were not heartbreaking enough, even more shocking is the littleknown historical tragedy that many were promised free nova scotian land at the. Moby lines eliana marino towed by the tugboat tommaso onorato duration. Picture the cast of an iffy, badlyinneedofpolishing musical aboard a ship being waited on by an iffy steward who knows nothing about ships but starts to learn the lingo with a vengeance, scene by scene, as well as being the main player in a steady line of puns and sight gags involving cognac. More about rough crossings, a play by caryl phillips. In response to a declaration by the last governor of virginia that any rebelowned slave who escaped and served the king would be emancipated, tens of thousands of slaves americans who clung to the sentimental notion of british freedom escaped.
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