Emancipation Proclamation : Lincoln and the dawn of liberty / Tonya Bolden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolden, Tonya, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States--Juvenile literature.

Enslaved persons.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation.

Politics and government.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.

United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation--Juvenile literature.

United States.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Juvenile literature.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Emancipation Proclamation.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)).

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865--Juvenile literature.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Genre:

Literature.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

vii, 120 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Lincoln and the dawn of liberty

Place of Publication:

New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013.

Summary:

" ... This book offers readers a unique look at the events that led to the Emancipation Proclamation. Filled with little-known facts and fascinating details, it includes excerpts from historical sources, archival images, and new research that debunks myths about the Emancipation Proclamation and its causes."--Amazon.com

Contents:

The agonizing prayers of centuries

A fit and necessary military measure

The trump of jubilee.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-111) and index.

ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2014.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781419703904

1419703900

OCLC:

772774140

Publisher Number:

99990724687