Description |
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
Note |
Factual information presented in a fictional narrative. |
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Includes a brief history of Harpers Ferry by Dennis E. Fry, Chief Historian, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, and a brief biography of Jacob Lawrence by Ellen Sharp, Curator of Graphic Arts, The Detroit Institute of Arts (pages 30-31). |
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"Editor's note: Jacob Lawrence executed the John Brown series in gouache on paper. The dimensions of his paintings are either 13 5/8 x 19 13/16 or 19 13/16 x 13 5/8 inches, depending on their formats. Sixteen of the series' twenty-two paintings are featured here ..."--Colophon. |
Summary |
The views of the controversial abolitionist John Brown and the events leading up to his ill-fated attack on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry are described through the eyes of Brown's daughter, Annie. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.0 0.5 8419. |
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Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 6 0.5 SD Quiz 8419 English non-fiction. |
Subject |
Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859 -- Juvenile literature.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859.
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Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. (OCoLC)fst00448498
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Brown, John, 1800-1859. (OCoLC)fst00034505
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. (OCoLC)fst00049680
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John Brown's Raid (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia : 1859) (OCoLC)fst01353470
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Brown, John 1800-1859.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction.
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Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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John Brown Farm State Historic Site (North Elba, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Abolitionists.
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Abolitionists. (OCoLC)fst00794478
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Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
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New York (State) -- North Elba (Town) -- John Brown Farm State Historic Site.
(OCoLC)fst01695252
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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West Virginia -- Harpers Ferry.
(OCoLC)fst01212444
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Abolitionists -- Biography.
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Chronological Term |
1859
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Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Biographical fiction -- 1993.
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Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1993.
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Biographical fiction.
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Added Author |
Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000, illustrator.
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Frye, Dennis E., author of afterword.
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Sharp, Ellen., author of afterword.
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ISBN |
0847817024 |
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9780847817023 |
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