Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847 / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
2016
PZ7.H778125 Su 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847 / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781423121961 (hardcover)
1423121961 (hardcover)
1423121961 (hardcover)
Published
Los Angeles ; New York : Disney Hyperion, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
PZ7.H778125 Su 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
[E]
Summary
In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Awards
Jane Addams Award, 2017.
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