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Henry's freedom box /

A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levine, Ellen
Other Authors: Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, [2007]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816- > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction.
Brown, Henry Box, > 1816- > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Underground railroad > Fiction.
Description
Summary:A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
Physical Description:40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection.
Caldecott Honor Book, 2008
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (colophon).
ISBN:043977733X (reinforced)
9780439777339 (reinforced)