Prisoner for liberty
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Orback, Craig, ill.
Published
Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2008.
Status
Cole Elementary - Kids Biography
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Cole Elementary - Kids Biography | B FOR FIG | On Shelf |
| Ruby Major Elementary - Kids Biography | B FOR FIG | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American boys -- Biography.
African American soldiers -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Forten, James, -- 1766-1842 -- Childhood and youth.
Free African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
Sailmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans.
African American soldiers -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Forten, James, -- 1766-1842 -- Childhood and youth.
Free African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
Sailmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans.
More Details
Published
Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2008.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
48 pages : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
LG
Level 3.3, 1 Points
Level 3.3, 1 Points
Lexile measure
570
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Fifteen-year-old James Forten is a free African American during the American Revolution. He joins the crew of the Royal Louis as a powder boy and is captured in a battle with a British ship. He knows that many African American prisoners were sold into slavery. Will James ever see his family again?
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Figley, M. R., & Orback, C. (2008). Prisoner for liberty . Millbrook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Figley, Marty Rhodes, 1948- and Craig, Orback. 2008. Prisoner for Liberty. Millbrook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Figley, Marty Rhodes, 1948- and Craig, Orback. Prisoner for Liberty Millbrook Press, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Figley, Marty Rhodes, and Craig Orback. Prisoner for Liberty Millbrook Press, 2008.
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