Washington black
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
Thorndike, Maine :
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc:
512 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Lexile measure:
830L
Status:
East Hampton Adult Large Print Fiction
LP FIC EDU
Description
Washington Black is an eleven-year-old field slave who knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born. When his master's eccentric brother chooses him to be his manservant, Wash is terrified of the cruelties he is certain await him. But Christopher Wilde, or "Titch," is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor, and abolitionist. He initiates Wash into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky; where two people, separated by an impossible divide, might begin to see each other as human; and where a boy born in chains can embrace a life of dignity and meaning. But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, Titch abandons everything to save him. What follows is their flight along the eastern coast of America, and, finally, to a remote outpost in the Arctic, where Wash, left on his own, must invent another new life. --
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Hampton Adult Large Print Fiction
LP FIC EDU
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Fiction
LP/FIC/EDUGYAN
On Shelf
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction - Large Type
LT F EDUGYAN
On Shelf
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction Large Print
LTE F EDUGYAN
Due Jul 23, 2025
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781643580074, 1643580078
Lexile measure:
830
Notes
Description
Washington Black is an eleven-year-old field slave who knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born. When his master's eccentric brother chooses him to be his manservant, Wash is terrified of the cruelties he is certain await him. But Christopher Wilde, or "Titch," is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor, and abolitionist. He initiates Wash into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky; where two people, separated by an impossible divide, might begin to see each other as human; and where a boy born in chains can embrace a life of dignity and meaning. But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, Titch abandons everything to save him. What follows is their flight along the eastern coast of America, and, finally, to a remote outpost in the Arctic, where Wash, left on his own, must invent another new life. --,(adapted from book jacket)
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APA Citation (style guide)
Edugyan, E. Washington black. Center Point Large Print edition.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Edugyan, Esi. Washington Black. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Edugyan, Esi, Washington Black. .
MLA Citation (style guide)Edugyan, Esi. Washington Black. Center Point Large Print edition.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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