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Venture for freedom; the true story of an African Yankee.

Title
Venture for freedom; the true story of an African Yankee. With woodcuts by Ann Grifalconi.
Author
Zagoren, Ruby
Publication
Cleveland : World Pub. Co., [c1969]

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  • Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805.
  • Grifalconi, Ann
Description
125 p. illus.
Subject
  • Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805
  • Slavery > Connecticut
Note
  • Only seven years old when captured by enemy tribesmen, the son of a West African tribal king related in his old age the biography on which this account of his capture, slavery, and successful struggle for freedom is based.
  • Adapted from A narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa, by Venture Smith.
LCCN
69013062
Author
Zagoren, Ruby.
Title
Venture for freedom; the true story of an African Yankee. With woodcuts by Ann Grifalconi.
Imprint
Cleveland : World Pub. Co., [c1969]
Added Author
Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805. A narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa.
Grifalconi, Ann, ill.
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J B Smith Z
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