Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
by Virginia Hamilton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394881850
- ISBN 13
- 9780394881850
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1988. First edition. "Summary: A biography of the slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, was arrested at the instigation of his owner, and whose trial caused a furor between abolitionists and those determined to enforce the fugitive slave acts". 193+ pages, bibliography, index. Otherwise Near Fine or better copy but spine cocked, very light top edge foxing in VG or better Dust Wrapper [spine toning, very scattered light edge wear]. v/c1
Synopsis
Virginia Hamilton's many awards include the Newbery Medal and National Book Award for M.C. Higgins the Great ; the Coretta Scott King Medal for The People Could Fly ; and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for the body of her work.
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69500
- Title
- Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
- Author
- Virginia Hamilton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394881850
- ISBN 13
- 9780394881850
- Publisher
- Knopf Books For Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- HISTORICAL, FICTION, FUGITIVE, SLAVES, ANTHONY, BURNS, 19TH, CENTURY, JUVENILE
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