The Prison Ship Adventure of James Forten Revolutionary War Captive - History Kids Heroes
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Prison Ship Adventure of James Forten Revolutionary War Captive - History Kids Heroes
By (Author) Marty Rhodes Figley
Illustrated by Richard Carbajal
Illustrated by Ted Hammond
Lerner Publishing Group
Graphic Universe
1st October 2010
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
American style / tradition comic books
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 152mm, Height 222mm, Spine 3mm
73g
Description
Captured at sea . . . a young man must choose between his country and his freedom.
The Atlantic Ocean, 1781. James Forten is a free African American sailor on an American ship, the Royal Louis, during the Revolutionary War. After his ship is captured by the British, he becomes a prisoner on the Amphion. James worries that he will be sold as a slave. Will James ever see his home again
Author Bio
Marty Rhodes Figley is the author of sixteen books, mostly about her favorite subject--remarkable people from our country's past. She earned her B.A. in American Studies from Mount Holyoke College. Marty, whose two children are grown, lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, Paul, and their Airedale terrier, Scarlett.
