Ebook {Epub PDF} Martha and the Slave Catchers by Harriet Hyman Alonso

Martha and the Slave Catchers will be published by Seven Stories Press on Novem. You can order copies now from your favorite on-line stores or directly from Seven Stories at www.doorway.ru What are the Facts behind Martha and the Slave Catchers? by Harriet Hyman Alonso Martha and the Slave Catchers is Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.  · Martha and the Slave Catchers was written for Middle Grade children and is a story of the effects of the Fugitive Slave Law of on the lives of two children living in the northeastern area of Connecticut. Here is a brief synopsis of the tale. The life of a Connecticut girl is turned upside down by the Fugitive Slave Act. In her debut for young readers, Alonso introduces readers to a bandaged and badly bruised year-old Martha Bartlett as she reads a letter from her white abolitionist father, an Underground Railroad “station keeper,” about her ailing mother, a white Quaker who helps him.

Alonso combines fiction and historical fact to weave a suspenseful story of courage, hope and self-discovery in the aftermath of the Fugitive Slave Act of , while illuminating the bravery of abolitionists who fought against slavery. November Triangle Square Publishers. Ages ISBN Written by Harriet Hyman Alonso. High Praise for Newly Released Martha and the Slave Catchers, Illus. by Elizabeth Zunon. Novem. Martha and the Slave Catchers, written by Harriet Hyman Alonso and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon, is now available for purchase!This high-suspense adventure set shortly after the Fugitive Slave Act follows a young girl, Martha, who sets out to rescue her younger brother through the. Harriet Hyman Alonso's Books (and other things) Tag Archives: Martha and the Slave Catchers Post navigation Trailers for Martha. by harrietalonso. Every now and again I wander through search engines to see if anything new pops up about my work, especially Martha and the Slave Catchers. Just recently I came across two delightful.

3. This chapter begins in October, , when the weather was unusually warm for that time of year. In fact, on October 11, the day that Jake was born, the Great Havana Hurricane of swept up the East Coast of the U.S., through Connecticut where it did much damage to Hartford, and then on to Boston, Massachusetts. Martha and the Slave Catchers has finally made her debut, and she is very beautiful. As you can see from the book cover image, the original colors have been darkened to a red-orange which really pop. Below are some very positive reviews. Alonso’s suspenseful tale of headstrong Martha Bartlett, daughter of abolitionists in a Connecticut town in the s, explores the Underground Railroad, the lucrative kidnapping of free blacks.