Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery
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- Synopsis
- In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson and seventy-five other enslaved people boarded the Pearl in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. Through Edmonson&’s journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 202 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781616204365
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781616201968
- Publisher:
- Workman Publishing Company
- Date of Addition:
- 05/17/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Winifred Conkling.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs
- Grade Levels:
- Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade
- Reading Age:
- 12–15
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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