Runaway

Runaway
Author: Ray Anthony Shepard
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0374389225

A powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household. Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President's wife, Martha. Ona was widely known for her excellent skills as a seamstress, and was raised alongside Washington’s grandchildren. Indeed, she was frequently mistaken for his granddaughter. This poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. Author Ray Anthony Shepard welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among young readers about the horrors of slavery and the experience of house servants through call-and-response style lines. Illustrator Keith Mallett’s rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona’s daring escape. With extensive backmatter, this poem may serve as a new introduction to American slavery and Ona Judge's legacy.

John Jay

John Jay
Author: Roben Alarcon
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2004-12-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433390132

John Jay was the very first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. This engaging biography allows children to learn about Jay's long career in government--from governor of New York to Secretary of Affairs. The easy-to-read text and captivating images will have readers interested and eager to learn! This book also features a table of contents and a glossary for further understanding of the content.

The Journal of Major George Washington

The Journal of Major George Washington
Author: George Washington
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 41
Release: 1963
Genre: Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 1st, 1753-1754
ISBN: 9780813904023

An account of his first official mission, made as emissary from the Governor of Virginia to the commandant of the French forces on the Ohio, October, 1753-January, 1754.

Milestone Documents in American History

Milestone Documents in American History
Author: Kelli McCoy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2500
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781935306511

The new edition of our landmark reference set deepens the original edition's coverage of major themes in American history with nearly 40 new entries (175 total), with a special focus on documents from African American history, women's history, immigration history, as well as 21st-century issues ranging from terrorism to campaign finance to LGBTQ rights. First published in 2008, Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America launched an acclaimed series of reference sets focusing on primary sources. Pairing critical documents from America's past with in-depth scholarly analysis and commentary to help students better understand each document, Milestone Documents in American History received widespread critical praise as well as awards including Outstanding Academic Title from Choice magazine, a Booklist Editor's Choice citation, and Best Reference Source from the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. The entries in Milestone Documents in American History, 2nd edition, are designed to help students engage with and analyze primary sources through a consistent, structured approach. To this end, each entry is divided into 3 sections: fact box, analysis, and document text.

Milestone Documents in African American History

Milestone Documents in African American History
Author: Paul Finkelman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2010
Genre: African Americans
ISBN:

A groundbreaking approach to primary source documents, with in-depth expert analysis of the court cases, presidential and legislative initiatives, and speeches that tell the story of African American history.

The Diaries V. 6; Jan. , 1790-Dec. 1799

The Diaries V. 6; Jan. , 1790-Dec. 1799
Author: George Washington
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 586
Release: 1979
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Washington was rarely isolated from the world during his eventful life. His diary for 1751-52 relates a voyage to Barbados when he was nineteen. The next two accounts concern the early phases of the French and Indian War, in which Washington commanded a Virginia regiment. By the 1760s when Washington's diaries resume, he considered himself retired from public life, but George III was on the British throne and in the American colonies the process of unrest was beginning that would ultimately place Washington in command of a revolutionary army. Even as he traveled to Philadelphia in 1787 to chair the Constitutional Convention, however, and later as president, Washington's first love remained his plantation, Mount Vernon. In his diary, he religiously recorded the changing methods of farming he employed there and the pleasures of riding and hunting. Rich in material from this private sphere, The Diaries of George Washington offer historians and anyone interested in Washington a closer view of the first president in this bicentennial year of his death.

Reporting the Revolutionary War

Reporting the Revolutionary War
Author: Todd Andrlik
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: American newspapers
ISBN: 9781402269677

Presents a collection of primary source newspaper articles and correspondence reporting the events of the Revolution, containing both American and British eyewitness accounts and commentary and analysis from thirty-seven historians.