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Book details
  • Genre:NATURE
  • SubGenre:Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines
  • Language:English
  • Pages:226
  • Hardcover ISBN:9781543994575

We Journey

A Gullah/Geechee Famlee Storee

by Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine

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Overview
In her first novel duet, "Gwine Home" and "We Journey," Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation takes us on a Gullah/Geechee family journey on the Sea Islands. The youths seek to save the land that their families have held onto for generations. As they set out to combat numerous environmental issues, the elders give them lessons in their historic family legacies. Fa yeddi disya wha trulee Gullah/Geechee, hunnuh gwine hafa tun de pages and cum ta de shore wid we.
Description
In her first novel duet, "Gwine Home" and "We Journey," Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation takes us on a Gullah/Geechee family journey on the Sea Islands. The youths seek to save the land that their families have held onto for generations. As they set out to combat numerous environmental issues, the elders give them lessons in their historic family legacies. Fa yeddi disya wha trulee Gullah/Geechee, hunnuh gwine hafa tun de pages and cum ta de shore wid we.
About the author
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) has written several books on the history of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and has edited two anthologies on the same topic. Queen Quet is a cultural heritage and environmental champion. She has won awards for her writing, speeches, dramatic presentations, and environmental advocacy work. Queen Quet brings together the Gullah/Geechee culture, the environment, and climate change impacts in her premiere novel duet, "We Journey" and "Gwine Home."