Samuels Choice
A 1776 US Independence Story
Published on 1. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-0-8075-7219-1 (ISBN)
Description
Samuel is a fourteen-year-old enslaved African American in Brooklyn in 1776 when the fighting between the British and the colonists reaches his doorstep. Soon the well-equipped Redcoats have trapped ragged American soldiers, who have no boats to escape, and a terrible storm blows up. Samuel, a strong boatman, must decide what he should do.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Morton Grove
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fourth Grade
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Picture book
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
145 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8075-7219-1 (9780807572191)
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Person
Dr. Richard Berleth has worked widely in print media companies, advertising, and marketing. Dr. Berleth's specialty is direct response selling. He is also the author of a best selling adult popular history, The Twilight Lords, and has just completed a history book called "The Bloody Mohawk: War and Survival 1718 - 1794" soon to be published. He is also the author of many scholarly articles and several popular magazine pieces.