Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's

Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery

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The page-turning, heart-wrenching true story of one young woman willing to risk her safety and even her life for a chance at freedom in the largest slave escape attempt in American history.

In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded the Pearl under cover of night in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north to freedom. Within a day, the schooner was captured, and the Edmonsons were sent to New Orleans to be sold into even crueler conditions. Through Emily Edmonsonâ€™s journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people, the often changing laws affecting them, and the high cost of a failed escape.

â€œClearly written, well-documented, and chock full of maps, sidebars, and reproductions of photographs and engravings, the fascinating volume covers a lot of history in a short space. Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emilyâ€™s experiences. A fine and harrowing true story.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews

â€œ[Passenger on the Pearl] covers information about slavery that is often not found in other volumes . . . Conklingâ€™s work is intricate and detailed . . . A strong and well-sourced resource.â€ â€”School Library Journal

â€œConkling is a fine narrator . . . Readers familiar with the trials of Solomon Northup will find this equally involving.â€ â€”The Bulletin of the Center for Childrenâ€™s Books

â€œEdmondsonâ€™s life story is compelling and inspiring. It provides the perfect hook for readers into the horrors of slavery.â€ â€”VOYA

A Junior Library Guild Selection
Country USA
Brand Algonquin Young Readers
Manufacturer Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-01-26
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781616205508

Country	USA
Brand	Algonquin Young Readers
Manufacturer	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-01-26
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781616205508

Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery

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