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Poison Place

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4.2 out of 5
Based on 5 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description

Could it be that famous portraitist Charles Willson Peale had a dark side? He was known nationally for his fine paintings and for starting his own museum in Philadelphia with art and taxidermy.

Written in the riveting first-person voice of Moses Williams, Peale's former slave, we hear about this great man and his family. Yet it is a sad story of ambition, domination, and eventually death. ... More

Book Information
PublisherTandem Library Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (9 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100613159454
ISBN-13978-0613159456
Publication Date08/1999
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About Mary E. Lyons (Author) : Mary E. Lyons is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mary E. Lyons include The Poison Place, Letters from a Slave Boy: The Stor... more
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