Written by a master storyteller and based on historical fact, here is the riveting account of the escape, the recapture, and the sensational 1854 trial of fugitive slave Anthony Burns. "Moving and unforgettable".--School Library Journal, starred review.
"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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ANTHONY BURNS
Format: Mass Market Paperbound
Pages: 193
Product Weight: 0.24 lbs
Author: Hamilton, Virginia
Publication Date: 1993-01-04
Language: English
Publisher: KNOPF
Dewey Decimal Classification: B
Audience Age Group: 08 to 12
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780679839972
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