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Author Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-

Title The freedom business : Connecticut landscapes through the eyes of Venture Smith : poems / by Marilyn Nelson inspired by the slave narrative of Venture Smith and paired with American paintings from the Florence Griswold Museum.

Publication Info. Old Lyme, Conn. : Lyme Historical Society : Florence Griswold Museum, 2006.

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Location Call No. Status
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  811.54 NEL    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  811.54 NELSON    Check Shelf
Description 31 pages; 24 cm
Note "This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition The Freedom Business: Connecticut Landscapes Through the Eyes of Venture Smith at the Florence Griswold Museum from June 3, 2006 through March 25, 2007. The exhibition and publication was organized by the Florence Griswold Museum of Old Lyme in association with Soul Mountain Retreat of East Haddam, Connecticut, and was made possible by a grant from The Starr Foundation"--T.p. verso.
Subject Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805 -- Poetry.
Connecticut -- Poetry.
Enslaved persons -- Connecticut -- Middle Haddam -- Poetry.
African Americans -- Connecticut -- Poetry.
Added Author Florence Griswold Museum.
ISBN 1880897237 (alkaline paper)
9781880897232 (alkaline paper)
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