My Family Shall Be Free! The Life of Peter Still

Name: My Family Shall Be Free! The Life of Peter Still
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ISBN: 9780060295950

ISBN-10: 0060295953

ISBN-13: 9780060295950

Edition: 2001

Authors: Dennis Brindell Fradin

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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, approximately one million people of African descent were slaves in the United States, and this number rose to almost four million by the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. Sold like cattle, slaves belonged to the highest bidder. Their lives were sad and often short. There was, however, a small number who, through sheer bravery and perseverance, managed to buy their freedom. My Family Shall Be Free! Is the amazing and powerful true story of one such hero, Peter Still. On a summer night around 1860, Peter's mother made the difficult decision to flee north with her baby daughters, leaving Peter and his brother Levin behind in Slavery. After more…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/28/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of many books for young readers, including the well-received SAMUEL ADAMS: THE FATHER OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE and, with coauthor and wife Judith Bloom Fradin, IDA B. WELLS: MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.