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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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The Freedom Business

by Marilyn Nelson

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Synopsis:

Born the prince of Dukandarra, Guinea, Broteer Furro was captured by slave traders at age six. As Broteer stepped off of the African continent and onto a Rhode-Island-bound cargo ship, the vessel's steward purchased the boy and gave him a new name: Venture. The young man crossed the Atlantic, landed in Narraganset, and worked through a lifetime of slavery to buy not only his own freedom, but the freedoms of his wife and children.
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ISBN:
9781932425574
Author:
Nelson, Marilyn
Publisher:
Front Street
Illustrator:
Muirhead, Deborah
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Slaves
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Connecticut
Subject:
Smith, Venture
Subject:
Poetry-A to Z
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
20081031
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
71
Dimensions:
10.00x6.20x.60 in. .80 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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"Synopsis" by , Born the prince of Dukandarra, Guinea, Broteer Furro was captured by slave traders at age six. As Broteer stepped off of the African continent and onto a Rhode-Island-bound cargo ship, the vessel's steward purchased the boy and gave him a new name: Venture. The young man crossed the Atlantic, landed in Narraganset, and worked through a lifetime of slavery to buy not only his own freedom, but the freedoms of his wife and children.
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