From Slave Ship to Freedom Road / Julius Lester ; paintings by Rod Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lester, Julius, 1939-2018.

Contributor:

Brown, Rod, 1961- illustrator.

Rauer, Julie, designer.

Tehon, Atha, designer.

Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brown, Rod, 1961---Themes, motives--Juvenile literature.

Brown, Rod.

Brown, Rod, 1961-.

Slavery in art--Juvenile literature.

Slavery in art.

African Americans in art--Juvenile literature.

African Americans in art.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Slavery--United States--History.

Themes, motives.

Genre:

Juvenile works.

Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1998.

Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance) -- Lester -- 1998.

Penn Provenance:

Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)

Tehon, Susan (donor) (Tehon Collection copy)

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Dial Books [a division of Penguin Books USA Inc.], [©1998]

Summary:

Paintings by Rod Brown and text by Julius Lester vividly tell the story of slavery in America.

Notes:

"Designed by Julie Rauer"--t.p. verso.

"First Edition."

Designed by Atha Tehon.

Local Notes:

Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.

Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Lester, Julius. From slave ship to freedom road.

ISBN:

0803718934

9780803718937

OCLC:

35829480