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Author:

Conkling, Winifred.

Title:

Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery / Winifred Conkling.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Algonquin Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

170 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Edmonson, Emily,--1835-1895--Juvenile literature.
Pearl (Schooner)--Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves--Washington Region--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves--Washington Region--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements--Washington Region--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad--Washington Region--Juvenile literature.
Washington Region--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Edmondson family--Juvenile literature.
Pearl (Schooner)--Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves--Washington Region--Biography.
Fugitive slaves--Washington Region--History--19th century.
Antislavery movements--Washington Region--History--19th century.
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
Underground Railroad--Washington Region.
Washington Region--History--19th century.
Edmondson family.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Documents the events of the 1848 escape attempt by Emily Edmonson, her siblings and dozens of other enslaved people on board the Pearl, discussing the contributions made by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily's subsequent education and her history-changing teaching career.

ISBN:

1616201967
9781616201968

OCLC:

(OCoLC)866938497

LCCN:

2014029246

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