Isbn: 9781932425574 - The Freedom Business: Including a Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator). …

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good. The true narrative of a slave from Africa, crafted in verse by Marilyn Nelson. Born an African prince, Broteer Furro was captured by slave traders at age six. As he stepped onto a cargo ship, the vessel's steward purchased the boy and gave him a new name: Venture. He landed in Rhode Island and worked through a lifetime of slavery to buy not only his own freedom but the freedom of his wife and children. Remarkable in his own time for his ambition and physical stature, Venture Smith became history's first man to document both his capture from Africa and life as an American slave. In this breathtaking volume, Marilyn Nelson's poems sit opposite the text of Smith's own narrative. Nelson's controlled verse layers this edition with insight into Smith's stoic eighteenth-century prose. Deborah Dancy's stark watercolor collages highlight the tension between the economical language of the narrative and the turbulent emotion within the poems. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).…

Condition: FINE. First printing. Poems by Marilyn Nelson, and art by Deborah Dancy. Chronicles the life of a slave from Africa, born a prince of Guinea, captured at age 6, who over three decades bought not only his own freedom but that of his wife and children. Venture Smith, as he was known, become the first man in history to document both his capture from Africa and his life as a American slave. Excerpts from his account appear on facing pages to the poems by Nelson. 69 pp plus a note on the art, etc. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped).…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Honesdale, PA: WordSong, 2008. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap ($18.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Octavo, 72 pages. Illustrated throughout by Deborah Dancy. INSCRIBED BY Marilyn Nelson on the title page, warmly to the prior owner and dated November 2012. "The Freedom Business: Including a Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa" presents Marilyn Nelson's poems inspired by Venture Smith's 1798 slave narrative, accompanied by reproductions of collages by artist Deborah Dancy. Marilyn Nelson (b. 1946), former Poet Laureate of Connecticut and National Book Award finalist, is acclaimed for her poetry for adults and young readers. This was her fifteenth book. Muirhead, Deborah (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…