Free Boy

Author : Lorraine McConaghy
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 029580470X
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Boy written by Lorraine McConaghy and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free Boy is the story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West's underground railroad. When James Tilton came to Washington Territory as surveyor-general in the 1850s he brought with his household young Charles Mitchell, a slave he had likely received as a wedding gift from a Maryland cousin. The story of Charlie's escape in 1860 on a steamer bound for Victoria and the help he received from free blacks reveals how national issues on the eve of the Civil War were also being played out in the West. Written with young adults in mind, the authors provide the historical context to understand the lives of both Mitchell and Tilton and the time in which the events took place. The biography explores issues of race, slavery, treason, and secession in Washington Territory, making it both a valuable resource for teachers and a fascinating story for readers of all ages. A V Ethel Willis White Book

Author : Lorraine McConaghy
Publisher : V. Ethel Willis White Books
ISBN 13 : 9780295997100
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Boy written by Lorraine McConaghy and published by V. Ethel Willis White Books. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free Boy is the story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West's underground railroad. When James Tilton came to Washington Territory as surveyor-general in the 1850s he brought with his household young Charles Mitchell, a slave he had likely received as a wedding gift from a Maryland cousin. The story of Charlie's escape in 1860 on a steamer bound for Victoria and the help he received from free blacks reveals how national issues on the eve of the Civil War were also being played out in the West. Written with young adults in mind, the authors provide the historical context to understand the lives of both Mitchell and Tilton and the time in which the events took place. The biography explores issues of race, slavery, treason, and secession in Washington Territory, making it both a valuable resource for teachers and a fascinating story for readers of all ages. A V Ethel Willis White Book

Author : Veronica Bennett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780744590463
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy-free Zone written by Veronica Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annabel and Lucy are not looking forward to the long summer holiday. That is, until Sebastian appears. Brought up in America by his aunt and uncle it's his first time in England. His arrival has the impact of a bombshell on the boy-free zone.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Boy written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lea VanderVelde
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199378282
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redemption Songs written by Lea VanderVelde and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dred Scott case is the most notorious example of slaves suing for freedom. Most examinations of the case focus on its notorious verdict, and the repercussions that the decision set off-especially the worsening of the sectional crisis that would eventually lead to the Civil War-were extreme. In conventional assessment, a slave losing a lawsuit against his master seems unremarkable. But in fact, that case was just one of many freedom suits brought by slaves in the antebellum period; an example of slaves working within the confines of the U.S. legal system (and defying their masters in the process) in an attempt to win the ultimate prize: their freedom. And until Dred Scott, the St. Louis courts adhered to the rule of law to serve justice by recognizing the legal rights of the least well-off. For over a decade, legal scholar Lea VanderVelde has been building and examining a collection of more than 300 newly discovered freedom suits in St. Louis. In Redemption Songs, VanderVelde describes twelve of these never-before analyzed cases in close detail. Through these remarkable accounts, she takes readers beyond the narrative of the Dred Scott case to weave a diverse tapestry of freedom suits and slave lives on the frontier. By grounding this research in St. Louis, a city defined by the Antebellum frontier, VanderVelde reveals the unique circumstances surrounding the institution of slavery in westward expansion. Her investigation shows the enormous degree of variation among the individual litigants in the lives that lead to their decision to file suit for freedom. Although Dred Scott's loss is the most widely remembered, over 100 of the 300 St. Louis cases that went to court resulted in the plaintiff's emancipation. Beyond the successful outcomes, the very existence of these freedom suits helped to reshape the parameters of American slavery in the nation's expansion. Thanks to VanderVelde's thorough and original research, we can hear for the first time the vivid stories of a seemingly powerless group who chose to use a legal system that was so often arrayed against them in their fight for freedom from slavery.

Author : Canadian Shorthorn Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1266 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canadian Shorthorn Herd Book written by Canadian Shorthorn Association and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Erik Jon Slangerup
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807544242
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dirt Boy written by Erik Jon Slangerup and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To avoid taking a bath, Fister Farnello runs away from home and is befriended by Dirt Man, a filthy giant who lives in the woods. Watercolor paintings are accompanied by hilarious text.

Author : Sidney Lanier
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knightly Legends of Wales; or, The Boy's Mabinogion written by Sidney Lanier and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Knightly Legends of Wales; or, The Boy's Mabinogion" by Sidney Lanier. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Boys written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Francis Seybolt
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Colonial Citizen of New York City written by Robert Francis Seybolt and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: