{"product_id":"the-trial-of-phillis-wheatley-9780615645315","title":"The Trial of Phillis Wheatley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner for Drama on eLit Book Awards 2015.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The December 15, 2015 edition of Kirkus Review names \"The Trial of Phillis Wheatley\" in the list of the Best Books of 2015. On the eve of the American Revolution in the fall of 1772, eighteen year old Phillis Wheatley, the household slave of John and Susanna Wheatley was invited to appear before eighteen of Boston's most prominent men in the Governor's Council Chamber in Boston to defend the premise that she was the author of a collection of poems. The so-called \"jury\" was comprised of the most prominent men in Boston. This was not a jury of her peers but rather one comprised of all white, all male, and largely middle-aged men. There is no transcript of that proceeding. The Trial of Phillis Wheatley is a courtroom docudrama \"depicting\" what occurred in that room that day. The final verdict would change the course of American history. Kirkus Review says of the docudrama \"The Trial of Phillis Wheatley,\" that it is \"Classic American history theater for readers who are weary of The Crucible and Inherit the Wind.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald B. Wheatley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trial of Phillis Wheatley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615645315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Indie Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRonald Wheatley is the author of the award winning historical novel \"A Song of Africa,\" that was inspired by his experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nigeria, West Africa. He is an attorney and student of history and a member of the Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution. He served in Vietnam with the US Army's 1st Signal Brigade, 1967-1968.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trial of Phillis Wheatley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40073450291315,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_679111fe-7f71-4631-a1bd-87c5a6e624f3.jpg?v=1652018347","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-trial-of-phillis-wheatley-9780615645315","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}