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Author:
Davis, Kenneth C.
Title:
In the shadow of liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis.
Edition:
1st Square Fish ed.
Publisher:
Square Fish/Henry Holt and Co.,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xvii, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Slaves--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Presidents--United States--History.
Slavery--United States--History.
United States--History.--History.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-276) and index.
Summary:
"An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--Provided by publisher.
Indexed by:
School Library Journal starred, August 2016
Booklist starred, June 2016
New York Times, November 2016
Horn Book, April 2017
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2016
Kirkus Review, June 2016
Christian Library, July 2017
Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2016
ISBN:
1250144116
9781250144119
Locations:
54SX745 -- Emmetsburg High School (Emmetsburg)

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