Winifred Conkling

Passenger on the Pearl (eBook, ePUB)

The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The "compelling and inspiring" true story of one girl risking her life for a chance at freedom in the largest slave escape attempt in American history (VOYA). In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded thePearlunder 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. Through Emily Edmonson's journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women, Winifred Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people, the often-changing laws affecting them, and the high cost of a failed escape. "Clearly written, well-documented, and chock full of maps, sidebars, and reproductions of photographs and engravings, the fascinating volume covers a lot of history in a short space. Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emily's experiences. A fine and harrowing true story." -Kirkus Reviews "Covers information about slavery that is often not found in other volumes ... Conkling's work is intricate and detailed ... A strong and well-sourced resource." -School Library Journal "Edmondson's life story is compelling and inspiring. It provides the perfect hook for readers into the horrors of slavery." -VOYA "Conkling is a fine narrator...Readers familiar with the trials of Solomon Northup will find this equally involving." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A Junior Library Guild Selection

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing Company
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781616204365
• Artikelnr.: 42135173

Autorenporträt

Winifred Conkling is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, including Passenger on the Pearl, Radioactive!, Votes for Women!, and the middle-grade novel Sylvia & Aki. You can find her online at winifredconkling.com.