# Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon - Hardcover

by **Carla Killough McClafferty** (Author)

**The 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.**

When 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.

Using 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, _Buried Lives_ blends the past with the present in a forward-looking account of a haunting piece of American history.

Includes 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.

**A Junior Library Guild selection**  
**A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year  
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### Author Biography

Carla Killough McClafferty is the author of many nonfiction books for young readers, including _The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon_, which was a _School Library Journa_l Best Book of 2011, a Junior Library Guild selection, and an ALA Notable Book.

**Number of Pages:** 168

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 10 x 8.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** December 18, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 8

**Point Value:** 7

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 USD
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