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Etched in clay : the life of Dave, enslaved potter and poet

Author
Cheng, Andrea.
Title
Etched in clay : the life of Dave, enslaved potter and poet / Andrea Cheng ; woodcuts by the author.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Lee & Low Books, c2013.
Description
xv, 143 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
"The life of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and poems in spite of South Carolina's slave anti-literacy laws in the years leading up to the Civil War. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources"--Provided by publisher.
Subject headings
Dave, active 1834-1864--Juvenile literature. African American potters--Biography--Juvenile literature. African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons--South Carolina--Biography--Juvenile literature.
ISBN
9781600604515 (hardcover : alk. paper) 160060451X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781600608933 (ebook) 1600608930 (ebook)

Holdings

Library
East Library - Richmond
Call Number
NK4210.D247 C54 2013
Location
Juvenile
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