Passenger on the Pearl The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery |
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| Author:
| Conkling, Winifred |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61620-196-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Algonquin Young Readers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson and seventy-five other enslaved people boarded the Pearl in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. Through Edmonson's journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people.
In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson and seventy-five other enslaved people boarded the Pearl in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. Through Edmonson's journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people.