Anthony Burns : the defeat and triumph of a fugitive slave / by Virginia Hamilton.

A biography of the slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, was arrested at the instigation of his owner, and whose trial caused a furor between abolitionists and those determined to enforce the Fugitive Slave Acts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
Language:English
Published: New York : A.A. Knopf, [1988], ©1988.
Subjects:
Burns, Anthony, > 1834-1862 > Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements > United States > Juvenile literature.
Burns, Anthony, > 1834-1862.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery.
Afro-Americans > Biography.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography
Biography.
Physical Description:xiii, 193 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
A biography of the slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, was arrested at the instigation of his owner, and whose trial caused a furor between abolitionists and those determined to enforce the Fugitive Slave Acts.
Note:Includes index.
Call Number:E450.B93 H36 1988
Bibliography Note:Bibliography: pages 187-189.
ISBN:0394881850
0394981855 (lib. bdg.)