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Author Castrovilla, Selene, 1966- author.

Title Seeking freedom : the untold story of Fortress Monroe and the ending of slavery in America / Selene Castrovilla ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.

Publication Info. Honesdale : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2022.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  J973.711 CAS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J973.7115 CAS    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  PEOPLE & PLACES E MON    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  J 973 CASTROVILLA    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 975.541 CAS    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 973.711 CASTROVILLA    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 975.5412 CASTROVILLA    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Children's Department  J 975.5412 CASTROVILLA    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Juvenile Nonfiction  J 973.7115 CASTROVILLA    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 975.5 CAS    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "George Scott peered at the nearby Union fortress. Something miraculous was taking place! Three enslaved men had entered but had not been cast out. To Scott, the fortress must be a sanctuary. A place where the three would be safe from capture and harm--never to return to the Confederate South. But exactly why were they granted refuge? Scott left the woods where he had been hiding and joined others in line to enter the fortress. Once inside, his knowledge of the area and the movements of the Confederate army impressed the fortress's commander, Major General Benjamin Butler. Working together, they plotted a plan to save the fortress from enemy attack. Would the fortress survive? Would Scott survive? Selene Castrovilla and E.B. Lewis weave a suspenseful tale revealing how two men's brave stand meant eventual freedom to thousands of African Americans and led President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation." -- Book jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 -- Juvenile literature.
Fort Monroe (Va.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Fort Monroe (Va.) -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism.
African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
Chronological Term 1861-1865
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Picture books.
Added Author Lewis, E. B. (Earl Bradley), 1956- illustrator.
Added Title Untold story of Fortress Monroe and the ending of slavery in America
ISBN 9781635925821 (hbk.)
1635925827
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