Elijah of Buxton
Title:
Elijah of Buxton
Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
ISBN:
9780439023443
9780439023450
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Scholastic, 2007.
Physical Description:
341 p. ; 22 cm.
Abstract:
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
