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Steamboat School

Hopkinson, Deborah. Book - 2016 E HOP, Kids Book / Picture Books / Historical / Hopkinson, Deborah 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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"Inspired by a true story."
"St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
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.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Disney Hyperion, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 1 v. (unpaged)
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781423121961
1423121961

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Husband, Ron.

SUBJECTS
Meachum, John B., -- 1789- -- Fiction.
Education -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.