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" Nat Turner : "
Terry Bisson ; with additional text written by John Davenport.
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BL
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| Record Number
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971068
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b725438
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| Main Entry
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Bisson, Terry.
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| Title & Author
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Nat Turner : : slave revolt leader /\ Terry Bisson ; with additional text written by John Davenport.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Black Americans of achievement, legacy edition
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1 online resource (vii, 96 pages) :: illustrations (some color).
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| ISBN
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1438100930
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: 9781438100937
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-89) and index.
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| Contents
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An end and a beginning -- The world of slavery -- A slave's dream -- "Prophet Nat" -- "Ours is a fight for freedom" -- "General Nat" -- The fortunes of war -- Retreats and reverses -- The first war -- Nat turner's legacy.
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| Abstract
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Presents the life and times of the African American preacher who led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves.
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Turner, Nat,1800?-1831
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Turner, Nat,1800?-1831.
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Slaves-- Virginia, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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Southampton Insurrection, 1831, Juvenile literature.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Biography Autobiography-- Science Technology.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- History-- State Local.
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Slaves.
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Virginia.
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| Dewey Classification
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975.5/5503/092B
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F232.S7T873 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Davenport, John,1960-
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