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Published Jan. 30, 2008 by Thorndike Press.
Elijah of Buxton
Christopher Paul Curtis: Elijah of Buxton (2008, Thorndike Press)
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- 978-1-4104-0580-7
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In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
Subjects
- Large type books
- Freedom -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Blacks -- Canada -- Fiction
- Large type books
- North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Fiction