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Versed
By Armantrout, Rae
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81956-879-3
- Publisher
- Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2009.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2009
Learning about the life of Venture Smith (1729-1805) gives readers insight into the all-too-often faceless world of American slaves and their pursuit of freedom. Smith bore witness to African and then American enslavement in New England, the tumultuous world of the American Revolution, and eventually freedom though self-emancipation. Driven by hard work and determination in the face of unremitting adversity, he persevered to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
