African Town: inspired by the true story of the last American slave ship
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New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
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Book
Physical Desc:
438 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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Ages 12+.
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Chronicles the story of the last Africans brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593322888, 0593322886, 9780593322901, 0593322908
Lexile measure:
790
Notes
General Note
Includes glossary and selected time line
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-435)
Description
Chronicles the story of the last Africans brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860
Target Audience
Ages 12+.,G.P. Putnam's Sons
Target Audience
Grades 7-9.,G.P. Putnam's Sons
Target Audience
790L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Latham, I., Waters, C., & Davis, J. M. (2022). African Town: inspired by the true story of the last American slave ship. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Latham, Irene, Charles Waters and Joycelyn M., Davis. 2022. African Town: Inspired By the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Latham, Irene, Charles Waters and Joycelyn M., Davis, African Town: Inspired By the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Latham, Irene,, et al. African Town: Inspired By the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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