São Tome

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In 1485 the Portuguese Crown and Catholic Church began to kidnap Jewish children, forcibly convert the young conscripts, and ship them to S o Tom Island off the African equator to work the government sugar plantations The collision of slavery, sugar agriculture, and discovery of The Americas transformed this island colony into the nidus of the wholesale black slave trade that infected Africa and Western commerce for the next 350 years This is a unique and little known chapter of the Diaspora which also reveals the Medieval Church s complicity in the business of slavery S o Tomtells the story of young Marcel Saulo and his sister Leah, who were abducted with other children from their synagogue in Lisbon and shipped 4,000 miles to the West African island.Stellar Pre Publication Reviews for Paul Cohn s S o TomS o Tom a powerful story I admired the strength and confidence in the writing The setting and characters are richly drawn, and I especially enjoyed the vivid details that make the unfolding events resonate sharply with the reader riveting Michael Peitsch, Sr Vice President Publisher, Little, Brown Co A potent mix of characters and action, Paul Cohn s S o Tomis historical fiction at its finest Sid Gustafson, Prisoners of Flight S o Tomgreat research, emotionally powerful, the drama is terrific I got hooked Carl Lennertz, Vice President, HarperCollins Publishers S o Tomis rich and potent, depicted with impressive authority throughout Leigh Feldman, Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman Literary AgencyAbout the authorPaul Cohn became intrigued with the story of S o Tom Island after viewing Luc Cuyveres PBS series Into the Rising Sun which chronicled the 15th and 16th Century Portuguese voyages of exploration His research revealed the compelling history of this equatorial, West African island colony The beginnings and then the centerpiece for wholesale African slave trafficking, the kidnapping of Jewish children from the Portuguese mainland to work the Tom sugar plantations, and the corrosive influence of sugar commerce on both Europe and the Americas This was a tale to be shared with the reading public. Best Read São Tome By Paul D. Cohn For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I just finished reading Sao Tome and found it not only good reading, but educational as well I was tickled to acquire an advance copy of the sequel, The Cantora These historical fictions should be a must read for those interested in the history of the Spanish...A hist ria de Saul, um rapaz judeu que habitava em Lisboa no tempo em que a Inquisi o perseguiu e expulsou os judeus de Portugal, no reinado de D Manuel e que dessa forma foi escravizado e deportado para S o Tom , sendo por isso deles e de outros degredados, criminosos portanto, que se fez a ilha e as suas planta es.Uma hist ria tr gica e de emo es que viveu uma crian a perseguida por um dos maiores terrores da nossa hist ria e ainda mal contada De leitura interessante, vale bem o tempo e A hist ria de Saul, um rapaz judeu que habitava em Lisboa no tempo em que a Inquisi o perseguiu e expulsou os judeus de Portugal, no reinado de D Manuel e que dessa forma foi escravizado e deportado para S o Tom , sendo por isso deles e de ...Sao Tome gives the reader a front row seat as it reveals the personalities, politics and intrigues of late 15th Century Portugal, Spain and Africa, as Church and Crown connive to dominate the commerce of sugar and slavery The novel is the story seen through the eyes of its young protagonist, Marcel Saulo It is excepti...This fine history novel has it all The beginnings of African slavery, a little known holocaust of Jewish people in Portugal and Africa, and all recorded in the protagonist s journal reminiscent of Anne Frank s The hero, a Portuguese teenager, Marcel Saulo, is kidnapped by Crown and Church and shipped along with dozens of other Jewish children to slave on the sugar plantations of Sao Tome Island off the West African equator The story, recounted by the author in fast moving and dramatic setting This fine history novel has it all The beginnings of African slavery, a little known holocaust of Jewish people in Portugal and Africa, and all recorded in the protagonist s journal reminiscent of Anne Frank s The hero, a Portuguese teenager, Marcel Saulo, is kidnapped by Crown and Church and shipped along with dozens of other Jewish children to slave on the sugar plantations of Sao Tome Island off the West African equator The story, recounted by the author in fast moving and dramatic settings, unfolds as Saulo records the suffering that he and his fellow children endure But soon the book s hero discovers that his suffering is little compared to a greater suffering, that of the tribal population of West Africa decim...I am amazed at anyone taking on the daunting task of writing a historical novel Paul Cohn did this explaining a part of history that had been hidden From the stealing of Jewish children from their families, the voyage through shark infested waters, to the unrelenting jungle and shores of Africa, Saulo, the main character, tells the horrible tale of these children all at the hands of the Catholics This is just another example of torture, abuse, and starvation all the in the name of religion T I am amazed at anyone taking on the daunting task of writing a historical novel Paul Cohn did this explainin...Well done unique storyExcellent narrative that brings to light this painful and little known chapter of the expulsion inquisition on the Iberian peninsula Detailed description gives the reader vicarious experience of main charactersue walden recommendationI loved this story once I got into the book I had trouble putting it down, even though I was on vacation Great story.It s been several years since I read this book and I still think about itnever finished

São Tome
  • 16 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 344 pages
  • 0964587602
  • Paul D. Cohn
  • São Tome