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The Resource Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling, (electronic resource)
Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling, (electronic resource)
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The item Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- 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. Passenger on the Pearl is the story of this thwarted escape, of the ramifications of its attempt, and of a family for whom freedom was the ultimate goal. Through an engaging narrative, informative sidebars, and more than fifty period photographs and illustrations, Winifred Conkling takes readers on Emily Edmonson & rsquo;s journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women. Conkling illuminates a turbulent time in American history, showing the daily lives of enslaved people, the often-changing laws affecting them, the high cost of a failed escape, and the stories of slave traders and abolitionists
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Epigraph -- One: A Mother�s Sorrow -- Two: Escape: April 15, 1848 -- Three: Against the Tide -- Four: Chasing the Pearl -- Five: Capture -- Six: Back to Washington -- Seven: Sold -- Eight: Baltimore -- Nine: New Orleans -- Ten: An Unexpected Reunion -- Eleven: 2,250: The Price of Freedom -- Twelve: Ransomed -- Thirteen: The Trial of Captain Daniel Drayton -- Fourteen: A Radical Education -- Fifteen: Chaplin�s Surrender -- Sixteen: Pardoned -- Seventeen: “The Last Two Drops of Blood in My Heart�
- Eighteen: Emily, AloneNineteen: Homecoming -- Sources and Notes -- Bibliography -- For More Information -- Acknowledgments -- Index
- Isbn
- 9781616204365
- Label
- Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery
- Title
- Passenger on the Pearl
- Title remainder
- the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery
- Statement of responsibility
- Winifred Conkling
- Subject
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- Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century -- Washington Region -- Juvenile literature
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Antislavery movements -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Edmondson family
- Edmondson family -- Juvenile literature
- Edmonson, Emily, 1835-1895 -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Fugitive slaves -- History -- 19th century -- Washington Region -- Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- Biography
- Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century
- History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General
- Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century
- Juvenile works
- Pearl (Schooner)
- Pearl (Schooner) -- Juvenile literature
- Underground Railroad -- Washington Region
- Underground Railroad -- Washington Region -- Juvenile literature
- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century
- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- collective biographies
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- United States -- African American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. Passenger on the Pearl is the story of this thwarted escape, of the ramifications of its attempt, and of a family for whom freedom was the ultimate goal. Through an engaging narrative, informative sidebars, and more than fifty period photographs and illustrations, Winifred Conkling takes readers on Emily Edmonson & rsquo;s journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women. Conkling illuminates a turbulent time in American history, showing the daily lives of enslaved people, the often-changing laws affecting them, the high cost of a failed escape, and the stories of slave traders and abolitionists
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- VALIL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Conkling, Winifred
- Dewey number
- 306.3/62092
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- MG+
- LC call number
- E445.D6
- LC item number
- C66 2015eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 8.0
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Edmonson, Emily
- Edmondson family
- Edmondson family
- Pearl (Schooner)
- Pearl (Schooner)
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Antislavery movements
- Antislavery movements
- Underground Railroad
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Antislavery movements
- Antislavery movements
- Underground Railroad
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Washington Region
- Washington Region
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Epigraph -- One: A Mother�s Sorrow -- Two: Escape: April 15, 1848 -- Three: Against the Tide -- Four: Chasing the Pearl -- Five: Capture -- Six: Back to Washington -- Seven: Sold -- Eight: Baltimore -- Nine: New Orleans -- Ten: An Unexpected Reunion -- Eleven: 2,250: The Price of Freedom -- Twelve: Ransomed -- Thirteen: The Trial of Captain Daniel Drayton -- Fourteen: A Radical Education -- Fifteen: Chaplin�s Surrender -- Sixteen: Pardoned -- Seventeen: “The Last Two Drops of Blood in My Heart�
- Eighteen: Emily, AloneNineteen: Homecoming -- Sources and Notes -- Bibliography -- For More Information -- Acknowledgments -- Index
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781616204365
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 6f7ab61e-1715-4357-90ba-c269164dda34
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)899209210
- Label
- Passenger on the Pearl : the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Epigraph -- One: A Mother�s Sorrow -- Two: Escape: April 15, 1848 -- Three: Against the Tide -- Four: Chasing the Pearl -- Five: Capture -- Six: Back to Washington -- Seven: Sold -- Eight: Baltimore -- Nine: New Orleans -- Ten: An Unexpected Reunion -- Eleven: 2,250: The Price of Freedom -- Twelve: Ransomed -- Thirteen: The Trial of Captain Daniel Drayton -- Fourteen: A Radical Education -- Fifteen: Chaplin�s Surrender -- Sixteen: Pardoned -- Seventeen: “The Last Two Drops of Blood in My Heart�
- Eighteen: Emily, AloneNineteen: Homecoming -- Sources and Notes -- Bibliography -- For More Information -- Acknowledgments -- Index
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781616204365
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 6f7ab61e-1715-4357-90ba-c269164dda34
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)899209210
Subject
- Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century -- Washington Region -- Juvenile literature
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Antislavery movements -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Edmondson family
- Edmondson family -- Juvenile literature
- Edmonson, Emily, 1835-1895 -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Fugitive slaves -- History -- 19th century -- Washington Region -- Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- Biography
- Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century
- History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General
- Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century
- Juvenile works
- Pearl (Schooner)
- Pearl (Schooner) -- Juvenile literature
- Underground Railroad -- Washington Region
- Underground Railroad -- Washington Region -- Juvenile literature
- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century
- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- collective biographies
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- United States -- African American
Genre
- Biography
- Electronic books
- History
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- collective biographies
- Biographies
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