Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Carla Killough McClaffertyAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2018-12-18Pages:168
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Holiday HouseISBN-13:9780823436972ISBN-10:823436977UPC:9780823436972Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:United States, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Presidents & First Families (U.S.)Size:10.00 x 8.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCYJ4RZV76
The untold story of the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the illuminating history that is still being discovered in George Washington's historic home today. When he was eleven years old, George Washington inherited ten human beings. His own life has been well chronicled, but the lives of the people he owned--the people who supported his plantation and were buried in unmarked graves there--have not. Using fascinating primary source material and photographs of historical artifacts, Carla McClafferty sheds light on the lives of several people George Washington owned; the property laws of the day that complicated his decision to free them; and the Cemetery Survey, an archeological dig that is shaping our understanding of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery. Poignant and thought-provoking, Buried Lives blends the past with the present in a forward-looking account of a haunting piece of American history. Includes a foreword by Zsun-nee Matema, a descendant one of the enslaved people at Mount Vernon who is highlighted in this book, backmatter outlining the author's sources, and an index. A Junior Library Guild selection
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Holiday HouseISBN-13:9780823436972ISBN-10:823436977UPC:9780823436972Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:United States, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Presidents & First Families (U.S.)Size:10.00 x 8.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCYJ4RZV76
Carla Killough McClafferty is the author of many nonfiction books for young readers, including The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2011, a Junior Library Guild selection, and an ALA Notable Book.
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