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Fortune's Bones : The Manumission Requiem by Marilyn Nelson (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHighlights Press, C/O Highlights for Children, Inc.
ISBN-101932425128
ISBN-139781932425123
eBay Product ID (ePID)30757145
Product Key Features
Book TitleFortune's Bones : the Manumission Requiem
Number of Pages40 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicBiography & Autobiography / Historical, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Poetry / General
IllustratorYes
GenrePoetry, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorMarilyn Nelson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2004-046917
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromFirst Grade
Grade ToFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal811/.54
SynopsisWinner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award For young readers comes a poetic commemoration of the life of an 18th-century slave, from a past poet laureate and three-time National Book Award finalist For over 200 years, the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut has housed a mysterious skeleton. In 1996, community members decided to find out what they could about it. Historians discovered that the bones were those of an enslaved man named Fortune, who was owned by a local doctor. After Fortune's death, the doctor rendered the bones. Further research revealed that Fortune had married, had fathered four children, and had been baptized later in life. His bones suggest that after a life of arduous labor, he died in 1798 at about the age of 60. The Manumission Requiem is Marilyn Nelson's poetic commemoration of Fortune's life. Detailed notes and archival photographs enhance the reader's appreciation of the poem., There is a skeleton in the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut. It has been in the town for over 200 years. In 1996, community members decided to find out what they could about it. Historians discovered that the bones were those of a slave name Fortune, who was owned by a local doctor. After Fortune's death, the doctor rendered the bones. Further research revealed that Fortune had married, had fathered four children, and had been baptized later in life. His bones suggest that after a life of arduous labor, he died in 1798 at about the age of 60. Merilyn Nelson wrote The Manumission Requiem to commemorate Fortune's life. Detailed notes and archival photographs enhance the reader's appreciation of the poem.
LC Classification NumberPS3573.A4795F64 2004
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