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Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Crowe, Chris
- Bookseller: Halstead Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 002937
- Ages: 7 to 9 years
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0803727453
- ISBN 13: 9780803727458
- Publisher: Phyllis Fogelman Books
- Place: New York
- Date published: 2002
- Pages: 231
- Size: 5.5 x 9 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 0.85 pounds
Description
New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2002. Advanced Uncorrected Proof. 231 pages. Story about the murder of an African American boy in Mississippi, 1955. Juvenile historical fiction. . ISBN: 0803727453. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Mississippi, Racism, Hate, Race, Chicago,.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
trade paperback : Often used to indicate any paperback book that is somewhat larger than a mass-market paperback.
reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
uncorrected proof : Released prior to the general release, and prior to final editing, generally plainly bound and distributed for promotional purposes.
Book summary
Racism is at the heart of this historical fiction based on the true story of the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American murdered in the South in 1955. Told from the perspective of teenage Hiram Hillburn, a cruel and sinister side of the mid-century South is revealed.
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