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Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave

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The true story of a young man struggling for freedom at the dawn of the Civil War
Anthony Burns is a runaway slave who has just started to build a life for himself in Boston. Then his former owner comes to town to collect him. Anthony won't go willingly, though, and people across the city step forward to make sure he's not taken. Based on the true story of a man who stood up... More
Book Information
PublisherOpen Road
BindingKindle Edition (16 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-10B004KZQK96
Publication Date02/15/2011
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About Virginia Hamilton (Author) : Virginia Hamilton is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Virginia Hamilton include House of Dies Drear, The Planet of Junior Brown.
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