Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
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- Synopsis
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The true story of a young man struggling for freedom at the dawn of the Civil War Anthony Burns is a runaway slave who has just started to build a life for himself in Boston. Then his former owner comes to town to collect him. Anthony won't go willingly, though, and people across the city step forward to make sure he's not taken.
Based on the true story of a man who stood up against the Fugitive Slave Law, Hamilton's gripping account follows the battle in the streets and in the courts to keep Burns a citizen of Boston--a battle that is the prelude to the nation's bloody Civil War.
Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner
- Copyright:
- 1988
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 208 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781453213919
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780394981857, 9780679839972, 9781453213926, 9781453213940, 9781306594370, 9780780724433, 9780784806869
- Publisher:
- Open Road Media
- Date of Addition:
- 03/19/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Virginia Hamilton
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.