Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Carla Killough McClafferty
The author chronicles in detail the daily lives of six men and women owned by Washington or his wife and imagines the enslaved people’s thoughts.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- December 18, 2018
- ISBN-13
- 9780823447411
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2019Twelve to Fourteen
Sources
- The Best Children's Books of the Year [2019 edition]Source for: Description
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