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Journey to the bottomless pit : the story of Stephen Bishop & Mammoth Cave

Title
Journey to the bottomless pit : the story of Stephen Bishop & Mammoth Cave / Elizabeth Mitchell ; illustrations by Kellyn [i.e. Kelynn] Alder.
Author
Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1954-
Publication
New York : Viking, 2004.
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Alder, Kelynn
Description
ix, 99 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
In 1838, as the nation struggles with issues of slavery, seventeen-year-old Stephen Bishop serves his master as a guide in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave and spends his free time exploring and discovering new passages and rooms.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Historical fiction.
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
Contents
New guide -- Church and the steamboat -- First discovery -- Across the bottomless pit -- New master -- Under crevice pit -- Underground hospital -- Stephen draws a map -- Free at last? -- Legacy of Stephen Bishop.
Call Number
J FIC M
ISBN
  • 0670059080
  • 9780670059089
LCCN
2004001651
OCLC
54365316
Author
Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1954-
Title
Journey to the bottomless pit : the story of Stephen Bishop & Mammoth Cave / Elizabeth Mitchell ; illustrations by Kellyn [i.e. Kelynn] Alder.
Imprint
New York : Viking, 2004.
Type of Content
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Type of Medium
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Type of Carrier
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Alder, Kelynn, ill.
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J FIC M
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