Anthony Burns
Publication Information
Author:  Hamilton, Virginia	Illustrator:
Title:  Anthony Burns	Date:  1988
Publisher:  Knopf	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-679-83997-6
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
The subtitle of this book is "The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave." Especially appropriate for use in GED classrooms, Anthony Burns is based on fact and includes a timeline and historical footnotes. Hamilton fills out the details to create a well written and compelling story. Anthony Burns was a slave who escaped to freedom but because of the Fugitive Slave Act was returned to slavery until a benefactor bought his freedom.
Teaching Ideas:
A class may choose to read this book and discuss it chapter by chapter, reviewing historical facts and difficult vocabulary. Teachers could help students create essay responses and use it as a test case for an essay exam. A Teaching Ideas publication on this book is available on the OLRC website at http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Pubs/0300.htm. For information on abolition and the Fugitive Slave Act see www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/slave.htm and www.usconstitution.net/fslave.html
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Hardships > adversity History > time period > 19th Century History > topic > war > Civil War > abolition History > topic > war > Civil War > Fugitive Slave Act

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