Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679839972)

Now in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton's powerful true account of the sensational trial of a fugitive slave.

The year is 1854, and Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old Virginia slave, has escaped to Boston. But according to the Fugitive Slave Act, a runaway can be captured in any free state, and Anthony is soon imprisoned. The antislavery forces in Massachusetts are outraged, but the federal government backs the Fugitive Slave Act, sparking riots in Boston and fueling the Abolitionist movement.

Written with all the novelistic skill that has won her every major award in children's literature, Virginia Hamilton's important work of nonfiction puts young readers into the mind of Burns himself.

Author: Virginia Hamilton
ISBN-10: 0679839976
ISBN-13: 9780679839972
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
Language: English
Published: 01/04/1993
Pages: 193
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 7.02h x 4.32w x 0.59d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 355 / Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave

Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/01/1993