Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery
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Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery

By Conkling, Winifred.

Audience Youth 0-15 years

Published 2015 by Workman Pub Co 2015 by Algonquin Young Readers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

ISBN 9781616201968

Bib Id 1768902

Edition First edition.

Description 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Leader
02848pam a2200565 i 4500
LCCN
2014-029246
ISBN
9781616201968 hardcover $17.95
1616201967
9781616205508 paperback $10.95
Call #
B Edmonson C
Title
Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
2015 by Algonquin Young Readers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina :
Description
170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-161) and index.
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.
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