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Jim Limber Davis
A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House
By Pittman, Rickey & Hierstein, Judith
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58980-435-7
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Company
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 2-4 This is a heartbreaking tale of a free black orphan boy adopted by Jefferson Davis and his family. After Davis was arrested by the Union army, Jim was kidnapped and taken to the North as an unwilling example of the cruelties meted out by Davis to the boy. One illustration shows Jim exposing his welt-covered back to shocked Northerners. In reality, his scars were not from the beatings suffered under the Confederate president, but from the boy's uncle. Pittman d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Set during the Civil War era, this lengthy narrative relates the rescue, adoption, and comfortable life of a black orphan ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
