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Title: Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847 / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.

Publisher: Los Angeles ; New York : Disney Hyperion, 2016.
Edition: First edition.

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LOCATION CALL # VOL. STATUS OPACMSG
 Warrenton Picture Books  E HOP    AVAILABLE  ---
 Bealeton Picture Books  E HOP    AVAILABLE  ---
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary: In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
Bibliog.: Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Meachum, John B., 1789-1854 -- Juvenile fiction.
Education -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Contributors: Husband, Ron, illustrator.
ISBN/ISSN: 9781423121961
1423121961

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