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The Slave Dancer
by Fox, Paula
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dj
- ISBN 10
- 0878880623
- ISBN 13
- 9780878880621
- Seller
-
Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Bradbury Press, Scarsdale, NY, 1973, 3rd Printing, 1973. Hardcover. Good/No Dj. Eros Keith. Octavo, hardcover, VG ex library copy with dj in mylar. Endpaper removed. Newbery Medal winner, 176 pp. B&W illustrations, Jessie Bollier was 13 in 1840 when he was kidnapped from his home in New Orleans, and taken aboard a slave ship. He could play the fife, and the captain of the slavers needed a musician to play while the slaves exercised on deck. Trapped on the ship, Jessie found himself part of the nightmare world of slaving--buying men, women and children, chaining and bringing them to a waiting ship, then carrying them to a place where, if they survived, they would be sold like cloth. The Slave Dancer is Jessie's story of his voyage, of four months of his life and near death in the unforgettable company of Purvis, Grime and Stout of the crew, and young Ras of the cargo.
Synopsis
The Slave Dancer is a children's book written by Paula Fox and published in 1973. It tells the story of a boy who witnessed first-hand the savagery of the African slave trade. The book not only includes a historical account, but it also touches upon the emotional conflicts felt by those involved in transporting the slaves from Africa to other parts of the world. It received the Newbery Medal in 1974.
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Details
- Seller
- bookwitch
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 32132
- Title
- The Slave Dancer
- Author
- Fox, Paula
- Illustrator
- Eros Keith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0878880623
- ISBN 13
- 9780878880621
- Publisher
- Bradbury Press, Scarsdale, NY, 1973, 3rd Printing
- Place of Publication
- Scarsdale, Ny
- Date Published
- 1973
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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