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Nettie's Trip South
Nettie's Trip South
Author: Ann Turner, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)
In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head. But she also remembers Tabitha, the slave at the hotel who has only that one name, and she remembers the heaps of rags the slaves use for beds. Most of all, though, she remembers the sl...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780590427210
ISBN-10: 0590427210
Publication Date: 7/1989
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Publisher: Scholastic Trade
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This story is about a woman (Nettie) and and her trip to the south in 1859 where she witnessed a slave auction. She came home and became an abolitionist. "All I have heard of slavery seemed unreal until now that I see for myself" a quote from Nettie.


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