Title:
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MIDDLE PASSAGE
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By: |
Charles Johnson |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£14.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
0689119682 |
ISBN 13: |
9780689119682 |
Publisher: |
SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Pub. date: |
11 July, 1990 |
Pages: |
209 |
Description: |
The year is 1830, and Rutherford Calhoun, a roguish, newly freed slave, ships out of New Orleans as a stowaway to escape an undesirable marriage. To his shock and horror, he discovers that this vessel is a slave clipper bound for Africa. One of the most daring and compassionate works of fiction in recent years. |
Synopsis: |
In 1830, seeking to escape an unwanted marriage, Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave, becomes a stowaway aboard The Republic, unaware that the ship is a slave clipper bound for West Africa. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
Prizes: |
Winner of United States National Book Awards: Fiction 1990 |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |