Jump Ship to Freedom
About this book
In 1787 a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and tries to find help in cashing the solidier's notes received by his father for fighting in the Revolution.
Details
- First published
- 1981
- OL Work ID
- OL2626209W
Subjects
FictionJuvenileHistoricalUnited StatesSlaveryAfro-AmericansUnited States. Constitutional Convention (1787)African Americansfast (OCoLC)fst01695393Historical fictionChildren's fictionAdventure and adventurers, fictionSlavery, fictionAfrican americans, fictionUnited states, history, 1783-1815, fictionConnecticut, fictionArabus family (fictitious character), fiction