{"product_id":"9780823447411","title":"Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMcClafferty, Carla Killough\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHoliday House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the illuminating history that is still being discovered in George Washington's historic home today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he was eleven years old, George Washington inherited ten human beings. His own life has been well chronicled, but the lives of the people he owned--the people who supported his plantation and were buried in unmarked graves there--have not. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing fascinating primary source material and photographs of historical artifacts, Carla McClafferty sheds light on the lives of several people George Washington owned; the property laws of the day that complicated his decision to free them; and the Cemetery Survey, an archeological dig that is shaping our understanding of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery. Poignant and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eBuried Lives \u003c\/i\u003eblends the past with the present in a forward-looking account of a haunting piece of American history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a foreword by Zsun-nee Matema, a descendant one of the enslaved people at Mount Vernon who is highlighted in this book, backmatter outlining the author's sources, and an index. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42958559772927,"sku":"9780823447411","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780823447411_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585892","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780823447411","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}