There is only one known Queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil.
With every turn of the page, you will be transported to a pivotal period in American history, where oppressed people become extraordinary heroes..
The American Queen weaves together themes of love, hate, hope, trust, and resilience in the face of great turmoil.
And though they are still surrounded by opposition, they continue to share a message of joy and goodness--and fight for the freedom and dignity of all.
Soon, William and Louella become the appointed king and Queen of their self-proclaimed Kingdom of the Happy Land.
Hope that despite her many unanswered prayers, she can learn to trust for new miracles.
Hope that they will find a place where they can live free from fear.
But when William finally listens to Louella\'s pleas and leads the formerly enslaved people off the plantation, Louella begins to replace her hate with hope.
Hate so powerful there\'s no room in her heart for love, not even for the honorable Reverend William, whom she likes and respects enough to marry.
Hate for the overseer who left her daddy to hang from a noose.
Hate for the man who sold her mother.
Over the twenty-four years she was enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one thing: hate.
Transformative and breathtakingly honest, The American Queen is based on actual events that occurred between 1865 - 1889 and shares the unsung history of a Black woman who built a kingdom as a refuge for the courageous people who dared to dream of a different way of life.
There is only one known Queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil
