Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
by Hanilton, Virginia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0394881850
- ISBN 13
- 9780394881850
- Seller
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AURORA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/very good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/very good. Index, bibliography. former owner's name on ffep with a stamped number, otherwise, unmarked, crispa nd clean. Blue boards with gold cloth spine. Jacket has wear at the base of the spine. This true story is the historically accurate account of the escape, capture, and sensational Boston trial in 1854 of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns. "As he waits in jail and then is tried, and as his case galvanizes the abolitionist movement, Burns remembers his life in bondage and his struggle to be free". (Booklist). "Moving and unforgettable".--School Library Journal, starred review. ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Aurora (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12366
- Title
- Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
- Author
- Hanilton, Virginia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394881850
- ISBN 13
- 9780394881850
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Children's / Young Adult;
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