African Town : inspired by the true story of the last American slave ship / Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; introduction by Joycelyn M. Davis, decendant of Clotilda survivors.
1859. The transatlantic slave trade has been banned for more than fifty years, and the South is facing the threat of a civil war. Timothy Maeher resents the government interference in his right to make a living. Making a bet that he can smuggle enslaved Africans into the United States without being caught, he commissions the Clotilda, and brings back 110 African captives. Among them are Abilè, Gumpa, Kêhounco, Kossola, and Kupolee, who survive the voyage and arrive in Alabama still clinging to the hope of one day returning home. -- adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593322888
- ISBN: 0593322886
- Physical Description: 438 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-435).
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 12-19. G.P. Putnam's Sons.Grades 7-12. G.P. Putnam's Sons.790L Lexile
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- Clotilda (Ship) > Fiction.
Black people > Africa > Fiction.
Slave trade > Fiction.
Africatown (Ala.) > History > 19th century > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Novels in verse.
Young adult fiction.
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- 27 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Gunn Memorial Public Library | YA F LAT (Text) | 34621991201537 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | TEEN LATHAM (Text) | 31781068453966 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | TEEN LATHAM (Text) | 31781068453974 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | YAF Lat (Text) | 30308101288604 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | YA LAT (Text) | 640191004074727 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haynes Branch Library | YA Lat Wat (Text) | 38801101988605 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | YA LATHAM (Text) | 39149008208787 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | YA FIC LATHAM (Text) | 33262003288264 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | YA LAT (Text) | 0020513159861 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | YA LAT (Text) | 25908008309515 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
