Bibliograph

Passenger on the Pearl, the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling

Type

Label

Passenger on the Pearl, the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery, Winifred Conkling

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsgenealogical tablesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Passenger on the Pearl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

866938497

Responsibility statement

Winifred Conkling

Sub title

the true story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery

Summary

Documents the events of the 1848 escape attempt by Emily Edmonson, her siblings and dozens of other enslaved people on board the Pearl, discussing the contributions made by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily's subsequent education and her history-changing teaching career

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification