The Pox Party
About this book
Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.
Details
- First published
- 2007
- OL Work ID
- OL112039W
Subjects
FictionJuvenile fictionHistoryAfrican AmericansBritish Naval operationsSlaveryVirginia in fictionUnited States in fictionFreedom in fictionAfrican Americans in fictionFreedomSlavery in fictionScienceLibertyExperimentsChildren's fictionSlavery, fictionScience, experiments, fiction