Compass in the Blood
| Year of Publication |
2001
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
263 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Publisher |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
Dee Armstrong, a first-year journalism student at Pitt, is inspired to re-investigate the 1902 jailbreak of the notorious Biddle Brothers with help from the prison warden's wife, Kate Soffel. The young reporter learns Mrs. Soffel kept a secret prison diary and she sets out to find it despite many obstacles.
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| Author Biography |
William Coles (1932-2005) was born in New Jersey and for years was professor and director of composition at the University of Pittsburgh.
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| Time |
1902-2000s
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