Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House Contributor(s): Pittman, Rickey (Author), Hierstein, Judith (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 158980435X ISBN-13: 9781589804357 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: May 2007 * Out of Print * Annotation: Based on a true story. Jim Limber Davis was rescued from an abusive guardian by Varina Davis when he was only five years old. Jefferson and Varina Davis welcomed him into their home, the Confederate White House, as one of the family, and Jim lived with them until the fall of the Confederacy. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2006036282 |
Age Level: 7-9 |
Grade Level: 2-4 |
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8.83" W x 11.23" L (0.86 lbs) 26 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated |
Awards: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2010 |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 185 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 115518 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jim Limber Davis was rescued from an abusive guardian by Varina Davis when he was only five years old. Jefferson and Varina Davis welcomed him into their home, the Confederate White House, as one of the family, and Jim lived with them until the fall of the Confederacy. When Union soldiers invaded Richmond, Virginia, they captured Jefferson Davis. Later, they kidnapped Jim Limber in Georgia and spread cruel rumors that he was Jefferson Davis's slave. This true story provides a glimpse of how Jim was accepted as one of the Davis's children and reveals their family's love and compassion for him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pittman, Rickey: - Rickey E. Pittman, 1998 Grand Prize winner of the prestigious Ernest Hemingway Short Story Competition, is an active member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp Thomas McGuire, in West Monroe, Louisiana. He is also a Civil War re-enactor, a public speaker on issues and topics related to the War Between the States, and a musician who travels and performs original and Civil War period music. Pittman lives with his wife in Bastrop, Louisiana, where he teaches English at Bastrop High School and freshman composition at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is a proud father and grandfather.Hierstein, Judith: - A former elementary school teacher, Judith Hierstein now teaches high school graphic and media arts. She has illustrated several children's books for Pelican including the Toby Belfer Series and The American Revolution A to Z, Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain, Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House, and The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z. She lives in Tuscon, Arizona. |
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