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Passenger On The Pearl
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Author : Winifred Conkling
language : en
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release Date : 2015-01-13
Passenger On The Pearl written by Winifred Conkling and has been published by Algonquin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-13 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
NOW IN PAPERBACK! The page-turning, heart-wrenching true story of one young woman willing to risk her safety and even her life for a chance at freedom in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded the Pearl under cover of night in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north to freedom. Within a day, the schooner was captured, and the Edmonsons were sent to New Orleans to be sold into even crueler conditions. Through Emily Edmonson’s journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people, the often changing laws affecting them, and the high cost of a failed escape. “Clearly written, well-documented, and chock full of maps, sidebars, and reproductions of photographs and engravings, the fascinating volume covers a lot of history in a short space. Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emily’s experiences. A fine and harrowing true story.” —Kirkus Reviews “[Passenger on the Pearl] covers information about slavery that is often not found in other volumes . . . Conkling’s work is intricate and detailed . . . A strong and well-sourced resource.” —School Library Journal “Conkling is a fine narrator . . . Readers familiar with the trials of Solomon Northup will find this equally involving.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Edmondson’s life story is compelling and inspiring. It provides the perfect hook for readers into the horrors of slavery.” —VOYA A Junior Library Guild Selection
The Other Side Of Infamy
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Author : Jim Downing
language : en
Publisher: NavPress
Release Date : 2016-11-03
The Other Side Of Infamy written by Jim Downing and has been published by NavPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
War is uncomfortable for Christians, and worldwide war is unfamiliar for today’s generations. Jim Downing reflects on his illustrious military career, including his experience during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to show how we can be people of faith during troubled times. The natural human impulse is to run from attack. Jim Downing—along with countless other soldiers and sailors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—ran toward it, fighting to rescue his fellow navy men, to protect loved ones and civilians on the island, and to find the redemptive path forward from a devastating war. We are protected from war these days, but there was a time when war was very present in our lives, and in The Other Side of Infamy we learn from a veteran of Pearl Harbor and World War II what it means to follow Jesus into and through every danger, toil, and snare.
Escape On The Pearl
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Author : Mary Kay Ricks
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Escape On The Pearl written by Mary Kay Ricks and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
The largest mass escape of fugitive slaves in American history is thrillingly chronicled in this “readable . . . valuable account” (Kirkus). On the evening of April 15, 1848, nearly eighty enslaved Americans attempted one of history's most audacious escapes. Setting sail from Washington, D.C., on a schooner named the Pearl, the fugitives began a daring 225-mile journey to freedom in the North—and put in motion a furiously fought battle over slavery in America that would consume Congress, the streets of the capital, and the White House itself. Mary Kay Ricks's vivid history brings to life the Underground Railroad's largest escape attempt, the seemingly immutable politics of slavery, and the individuals who struggled to end it. Escape on the Pearl reveals the incredible odyssey of those who were onboard, including the remarkable lives of fugitives Mary and Emily Edmonson, the two sisters at the heart of this true story of courage and determination. The volume concludes with a thorough overview of the fates of the escapees and their descendants.
Diving For Pearls
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Author : Rachael Morlock
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2017-12-15
Diving For Pearls written by Rachael Morlock and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Pearls are beautiful flukes of nature. The only gemstones formed inside living creatures, these lustrous gems have fascinated mankind for centuries. Readers will be enchanted by this thorough study of pearls, how they're formed, how they're collected, and their historic uses. Meeting Next Generation Science Standards with a unique spin on curricular subject matter, this book is a guaranteed jaw-dropper for young scientists.
The Black Pearl
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Author : Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-01-21
The Black Pearl written by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-21 with categories.
It was just at sunset that the train which had crawled across the desert drew up, puffing and panting, before the village of Paloma, not many miles from the Salton Sea. After a moment's delay, one lone passenger descended. Paloma was not an important station.
The Pearl Thief
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Author : Elizabeth Wein
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-05-04
The Pearl Thief written by Elizabeth Wein and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-04 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story of pearls, love and murder – a mystery with all the suspense of an Agatha Christie and the intrigue of Downton Abbey. Sixteen-year-old Julie Beaufort-Stuart is returning to her family's ancestral home in Perthshire for one last summer. It is not an idyllic return to childhood. Her grandfather's death has forced the sale of the house and estate and this will be a summer of goodbyes. Not least to the McEwen family – Highland travellers who have been part of the landscape for as long as anyone can remember – loved by the family, loathed by the authorities. Tensions are already high when a respected London archivist goes missing, presumed murdered. Suspicion quickly falls on the McEwens but Julie knows not one of them would do such a thing and is determined to prove everyone wrong. And then she notices the family's treasure trove of pearls is missing. This beautiful and evocative novel is the story of the irrepressible and unforgettable Julie, set in the year before the Second World War and the events of Code Name Verity. It is also a powerful portrayal of a community under pressure and one girl's determination for justice.
New Departures
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Author : Anthony Perl
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2002-12-01
New Departures written by Anthony Perl and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-01 with Transportation categories.
North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks. New Departures closely examines the options for improving intercity passenger trains’ capacity to move North Americans where they want to go. While Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada face intense pressure to transform themselves into successful commercial enterprises, Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy changes lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high-speed rail passenger innovations. Perl goes beyond merely describing these achievements, translating their implications into a North American institutional and political context and diagnosing the obstacles that have made renewing passenger trains so much more difficult in North America than elsewhere. New Departures links the lessons behind rail passenger revitalization abroad with the opportunity to recast the policies that constrain Amtrak and VIA Rail from providing efficient and effective intercity transportation.
Federal Boat Safety Act Coast Guard Authorization Fiscal Year 1979
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Federal Boat Safety Act Coast Guard Authorization Fiscal Year 1979 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Boats and boating categories.
The Official Railway List
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
The Official Railway List written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Railroads categories.
The Black Pearl
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Author : Wilson Mrs. Woodrow
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-16
The Black Pearl written by Wilson Mrs. Woodrow and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-16 with Fiction categories.
This novel was written by the American writer Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow. The novel is in the Western genre and begins as a train arrives at the sleepy town of Paloma. One passenger descends, Hanson. He asks the way to the only hotel and discovers that the person he has come to find, is in fact, already in the town. Her name is Pearl and she is a dancer in a show.