Will's story, 1771
Will, the son of a Williamsburg gaoler, suspects that a captured runaway slave is planning to escape. Should he tell his father, despite his own sympathy to the slave?
| Main Author: | Nixon, Joan Lowery. |
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| Corporate Authors: | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Delacorte Press,
c2001.
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| Series: |
Young Americans
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Will, the son of a Williamsburg gaoler, suspects that a captured runaway slave is planning to escape. Should he tell his father, despite his own sympathy to the slave? |
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| Physical Description: |
162 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0385326823 |
| Author Notes: |
She has written over 100 mystery books for young adults. She is known for her Orphan Train Adventure Series and other titles including A Family Apart, The Seance and Other Side of the Dark. Her works have earned her the honor of being the only writer to win four Edgar Allen Poe awards and in addition, two Spurs from Western Writers of America. She was a past President of the Mystery Writers of America. She died from complications of pancreatic cancer on June 28, 2003, in Houston, Texas. She was 76. (Bowker Author Biography) |