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Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
Contributor(s): Hamilton, Virginia (Author)

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 ISBN: 0780724437     ISBN-13: 9780780724433
Publisher: Perfection Learning
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Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1993
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: B
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 860(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.1" W x 6.7" L (0.35 lbs) 193 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Theometrics - Secular
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 355
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
"Now in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton's powerful true account of the sensational trial of a fugitive slave."
The year is 1854, and Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old Virginia slave, has escaped to Boston. But according to the Fugitive Slave Act, a runaway can be captured in any free state, and Anthony is soon imprisoned. The antislavery forces in Massachusetts are outraged, but the federal government backs the Fugitive Slave Act, sparking riots in Boston and fueling the Abolitionist movement.
Written with all the novelistic skill that has won her every major award in children's literature, Virginia Hamilton's important work of nonfiction puts young readers into the mind of Burns himself.
 
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