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A family’s 250-year journey through slavery, survival, and American history.
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation
Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom
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432 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2010
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Summary
When John F. Baker Jr. was in the seventh grade, he saw a photograph of four former slaves in his social studies textbook—two of them were his grandmother’s grandparents. He began the lifelong research project that would become The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation, the fruit of more than thirty years of archival and field research and DNA testing spanning 250 years.
A descendant of Wessyngton slaves, Baker has written the most accessible and exciting work of African Ameri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416567417 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416567410 |
| Author: | John Baker |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon Spotlight Entertainment |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 179g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
John Baker
John F. Baker Jr. is a recipient of a national award from the American Association for State and Local History. This is his first book.
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