Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation
Young Benjamin Holmes, a slave in Charleston who has taught himself to read, reads Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to his fellow slaves in prison.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Mich. :
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers,
2010.
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| Summary: | Young Benjamin Holmes, a slave in Charleston who has taught himself to read, reads Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to his fellow slaves in prison. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Audience: | 008-012. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780802853196 (reinforced trade bdg.) 0802853196 (reinforced trade bdg.) |
| Author Notes: | Pat Sherman works as a writer, library professional, and writing instructor in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her previous books include The Sun's Daughter , illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Clarion), and several nonfiction books for young people on historical subjects ranging from colonial America to the present day. |
