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Author:

Bisson, Terry.

Title:

Nat Turner : slave revolt leader / Terry Bisson ; with additional text written by John Davenport.

Edition:

Legacy ed.

Publisher:

Chelsea House Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

vii, 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Turner, Nat,--1800?-1831--Juvenile literature.
Slaves--Virginia--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Southampton Insurrection, 1831--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Davenport, John, 1960-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.

Contents:

An end and a beginning -- The world of slavery -- A slave's dream -- "Prophet Nat" -- "Ours is a fight for freedom" -- "General Nat" -- The fortunes of war -- Retreats and reverses -- The first war -- Nat turner's legacy.

Summary:

Presents the life and times of the African American preacher who led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves.

Series:

Black Americans of achievement

ISBN:

9780791083413 (pbk.)
0791083411 (pbk.)
9780791081679
0791081672

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55000938

LCCN:

2004008452

Locations:

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)