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Making freedom : : the extraordinary life of Venture Smith
| Title | Making freedom : : the extraordinary life of Venture Smith |
| Names | Saint, Chandler B. |
| Krimsky, George A. |
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| Book Number | DBC05533 |
| Title Status | Download Only |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Drawing on research and documents - including Venture Smith's autobiography, the authors explore the life of this New England slave. Sold into bondage as a boy in Africa and laboring as a slave for nearly twenty-five years, Venture purchased his freedom and transformed himself into a highly respected citizen. |
| Narrator | Kryansky, Loretta. |
| Local Subject | Biography & Autobiography - BIO |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Audience Notes | Female narrator. |
| LC Subject | African Americans - Connecticut - Biography |
| Free African Americans - Connecticut - Biography |
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| Slavery - Connecticut - History - 18th century |
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| Slaves - Connecticut - Biography |
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| Connecticut - Race relations - History - 18th century |
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| Haddam (Conn.) - Biography |
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| Biographies |
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| Downloadable books |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Talking books |
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| Call Number | 306.362092 B ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2017 |
| Publication Info | Rocky Hill : Connecticut State Library, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 2017 Connecticut Volunteer Services for the Blind and Handicapped, Inc., CVSBH-Milford, recording studio. |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2009] 9780819568540 0819568546 |