The Treasure of Amelia Island by M C Finotti
Brand: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Product Description
Accelerated Reader Quiz 129357. Level 5.3 Winner of the Florida Historical Societys Horgan Award The Treasure of Amelia Island focuses on elevenyearold Mary Kingsley daughter of historical figure Ana Jai Kingsley. It is December 1813. Mary and her family live in La Florida a Spanish territory under siege by Patriots of the United States of America. The Patriots want to force Spain out of the land it has ruled for nearly three hundred years. Mary is the youngest child of former slave Ana Jai. Her white father freed Mary and the rest of the family but the Patriots dont care. They see no place for freed people of color in a new Florida and want to make Marys family slaves again. Against these mighty events Mary decides to search for a legendary pirate treasure with her brother George and her halfbrother Diego. This treasure hunt filled with danger and recklessness changes Mary forever. The Kingsley family actually existed in this era. Zephaniah Kingsley married the African slave Ana Jai. He freed her and their three children and they lived at a plantation that you can visit today in northeast Florida. Next in series ampgt ampgt See all of the books in this series show more
Condition : New
Author : M C Finotti
Weight : 269.69
Publisher : ROWMAN ampamp LITTLEFIELD
Language : English
EAN : 9781561645367
ISBN10 : 1561645362
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20120901
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 140 X 216 X 7.37mm