
Querkopf Wilson
by Mark Twain
'Querkopf Wilson' Summary
In the small town of Dawson's Landing on the Mississippi, a black slave named Roxana swaps her own baby with her master's to protect him from being sold and to give him a better life. She names him Wilson and raises him as her own, but she keeps his true identity a secret. As Wilson grows older, he becomes increasingly aware of the racial divide in the town. He sees how black people are treated as second-class citizens, and he begins to question his own place in society. When he finally learns the truth about his parentage, he is torn between his love for Roxana and his desire to find his own identity. Querkopf Wilson is a powerful and moving story about the complexities of race and identity in the antebellum South. It is a story that will stay with readers long after they finish reading it.Book Details
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Mark Twain
United States
Twain was fascinated with science and scientific inquiry. He developed a close and lasting friendship with Nikola Tesla, and the two spent much time together in Tesla's laboratory. Twain patented thre...
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