Jump Ship to Freedom
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
1 December 1988
Summary
Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel’s father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers’ notes to buy his family’s freedom.But now Daniel’s father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has taken the notes from his mother. When Daniel bravely steals the notes back, a furious Captain Ivers forces him aboard a ship bound for the West Indies–and certain slavery. Even if Daniel can man…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440443230 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0440443237 |
| Author: | James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 1988 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Arabus Family Saga Series |
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About The Author
James Lincoln Collier
About the Author:
James Lincoln Collier has published over fifty books, including Decision at Philadelphia, a highly regarded study of the Constitutional Convention which he co-wrote with his brother Christopher Collier. A leading jazz historian, he has also received a Newbery Honors Medal, a Christopher Medal, and
has twice been monimated for the National Book Award. He has been a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Studies in American Music.
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