Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
170 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical table, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Status
Canon City Public Library - JUVENILE BIOGRAPHY
J B EDMONSON
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 8, 6 Points

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded the Pearl under cover of night in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north to freedom. Within a day, the schooner was captured, and the Edmonsons were sent to New Orleans to be sold into even crueler conditions. Passenger on the Pearl is the story of this thwarted escape, of the ramifications of its attempt, and of a family for whom freedom was the ultimate goal. Through an engaging narrative, informative sidebars, and more than fifty period photographs and illustrations, Winifred Conkling takes readers on Emily Edmonsons journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women. Conkling illuminates a turbulent time in American history, showing the daily lives of enslaved people, the often-changing laws affecting them, the high cost of a failed escape, and the stories of slave traders and abolitionists.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, W. (2015). Passenger on the Pearl: the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery (First edition.). Algonquin Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, Winifred. 2015. Passenger On the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight From Slavery. Algonquin Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, Winifred. Passenger On the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight From Slavery Algonquin Young Readers, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, Winifred. Passenger On the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight From Slavery First edition., Algonquin Young Readers, 2015.

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