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AUTHOR |
Anderson, M. T. |
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TITLE |
The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. 1, The pox party / M.T. Anderson. |
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IMPRINT |
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2006. |
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DESCRIPTION |
353 p. ; 21 cm. |
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NOTE |
Taken from accounts by his own hand and other sundry sources ; collected by M.T. Anderson of Boston. |
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SUMMARY |
Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. |
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AWARD |
National Book Award, 2006. |
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SUBJECT |
African Americans -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Freedom -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Liberty -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Science -- Experiments -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Slavery -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Octavian Nothing. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Pox party. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Traitor to the nation. |
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ISBN |
9780763636791. |