Letters from a slave boy : the story of Joseph Jacobs / Mary Lyons.

Author/creator Lyons, Mary E.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Description197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
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Abstract A fictionalized look at the life of Joseph Jacobs, son of a slave, told in the form of letters that he might have written during his life in pre-Civil War North Carolina, on a whaling expedition, in New York, New England, and finally in California during the Gold Rush.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197).
Acquisitions source Joyner Roberts copy purchased from Amazon, 4/27/2012;
LCCN 2006001277
ISBN9780689878671
ISBN0689878672