A School for Pompey Walker

Name: A School for Pompey Walker
Brand: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
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hardcover – January 1, 1995

by Michael J. Rosen

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ISBN-13: 9780152001148 ISBN-10: 015200114X

Publisher

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Binding

hardcover

Published

January 1, 1995

Weight

0.9 lbs

Dimensions

26.00×0.60×21.00 cm

About this book

A School for Pompey Walker by Michael J. Rosen. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780152001148.

Pompey Walker dreams of going to school, but as a slave in the 1830s, this is only a dream, until slavery-hating Jeremiah Walker, son-in-law of the plantation owner, buys Pompeys freedom. Together, they devise and carry out a plan to get money to found a school for black children. Inspired by a newspaper account of an Ohio mans experiences, as well as the recollections of former slaves, this tale recounts an unforgettable and harrowing journey of the human spirit.