{"product_id":"9780615476131","title":"A Mulatto Slave, the Events in the Life of Peter Hunt","description":"This story is an introduction to young teens about families during slavery in America. It is written in the style of the Writer's Federal Project (WPA) of the 1930's, when African American former slaves were interviewed. \u003cp\u003ePeter Hunt was Mulatto, born of a slave owner and his slave, named America. Ironically, they were enslaved on a plantation in a town named Liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Hunt's life is examined from oral family history, and historical documents of the political, cultural, and economic times during slavery in American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter their Emancipation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, Peter Hunt enlisted in the newly formed United States Colored Troops (USCT), for the Union Army during the Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story of Peter Hunt is a \"\"must read\"\" for teens, so that they may understand that life isn't always what it appears to be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glass Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49782214754544,"sku":"9780615476131","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615476131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}