Venture Smith’s Colonial Connecticut: A True Story of Freedom

By Venture Smith and Elizabeth J. Norman

Illustrated by Michael Borders

In this true story of freedom, first published in 1798, Venture Smith tells readers about his capture as a boy in West Africa, survival of the Middle Passage, and domestic quest to free himself from slavery to become a successful farmer, fisherman, and trader in the American Revolutionary era.

Recommended for grades 5-8