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The other side of free /

In 1739, having escaped from slavery under the British, thirteen-year-old Jem finds himself in the custody of sharp-tongued Phaedra at Fort Mose in Spanish Florida, but his efforts to break free of Phaedra's will have surprising results.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, Krista
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Fugitive slaves > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Spaniards > Florida > Juvenile fiction.
Fort Mose Site (Fla.) > Juvenile fiction.
Florida > History > Spanish colony, 1565-1763 > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery.
Spaniards.
Underground Railroad.
Florida.
Florida > Fort Mose Site.
1565 - 1763
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Historical fiction.
Description
Summary:In 1739, having escaped from slavery under the British, thirteen-year-old Jem finds himself in the custody of sharp-tongued Phaedra at Fort Mose in Spanish Florida, but his efforts to break free of Phaedra's will have surprising results.
Physical Description:256 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253).
ISBN:9781561457106 (hbk.)
1561457108 (hbk.)