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The novel is set in Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865, during the Reconstruction era, immediately after the end of the American Civil War. 12-year-old Patsy is a now-former slave living on the Davis plantation, who records the changes she is experiencing in a diary, given to her by Annie and Charles, her former enslaver's niece and nephew.
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Patsey is believed to have been born around 1817. In 1830, when she was 13, she was sold to Edwin Epps in Louisiana. [1] According to Northup, Edwin Epps had "repulsive and coarse" manners and did not have a sense "of kindness or of justice." When drunk, he would lash out at enslaved people with a whip, enjoying the sound of their screams. [2]
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Patsy O’Connell Sherman (September 15, 1930– February 11, 2008) was an American chemist and co-inventor of Scotchgard, a 3M brand of products, a stain repellent and durable water repellent. [ 1 ] Early life
Homages are made to the original format, for example most episodes end with 'Uncle Newt', who is analogous with Finnemore's storyteller character, telling a story to, or being told a story by, the main character of that episode (who is a child at the end of the episode because of the reversed timeline), starting them with the catchphrase "Well ...
"Today, Tomorrow and Forever" is a song by American country music singer Patsy Cline. It was released as a single in 1957 via Decca Records and was composed by Don Reid. It was the follow-up release to Cline's major hit of 1957, "Walkin' After Midnight."