Ere Àwòrán

by Michael Jay Nusbaum

Overview

Ere Aworan is a story of slavery, love, hope and redemption. It follows the life of Osumaka and his family who are abducted from Africa and sent into slavery. It also follows two sailors from the US who are sent to stop the slave trade in the Africa Squadron. There, the two sailors, one from the south and one from the north, clash ideologically over the issue of slavery. Ultimately, the reality and horror of the slave trade change the mind of the sailor from the south until he too opposes slavery. Their journey is cut short, however, by the outbreak of the Civil War back home and they soon find themselves as adversaries. Osumaka, who had been enslaved on a plantation in the south escapes and enters into the underground railroad. There he meets Sarah, who is a protg of Harriet Tubman. She introduces Osumaka to Mrs. Tubman and he joins her side in fighting for the Union. Through out his journey, Osumaka never gives up hope that his wife and son are still alive. In the end, these powerful characters join forces to try to reunite Osumaka with his beloved family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503542655
Publisher:	Xlibris US
Publication date:	02/19/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	284
File size:	306 KB

About the Author

Michael Jay Nusbaum, MD, FACS, FASMBS was born in Livingston, NJ. He attended Washington and Jefferson College for his undergraduate studies where he received a BA in Chemistry. He then attended Rutgers Medical School and entered into the fi eld of surgery training at: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and UMDNJ. He is an accomplished academic author with numerous academic publications and recently released a textbook, with two others, entitled, “Metabolic Medicine and Surgery” through CRC Press. He is currently the Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Morristown Medical Center, Director of Bariatric Services for Atlantic Health and the Surgical Director of the Metabolic Medicine and Weight Control Center for Atlantic Health. He has served as part of President Obama’s Patient Access Summit held at the White House. He holds numerous patents and has both started and sold several tech companies. He has extensively studied African American History and is both politically and socially active for civil rights. He currently resides in NJ with his wife and three children.