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Bibliography

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James L. Smith. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan UP, 1987. 1-33. Print.

  • Lavin, Lucianne, and Marc Banks. The Venture Smith Homestead: Haddam, Connecticut. Torrington, CT: American Cultural Specialists, 2010. Print.
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Florence Griswold Museum, 24 June 2007. Web. 25 Dec. 2013.

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Native of Africa. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong, 2008. Print.

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Useful Resources

To read Marilyn Nelson's poems about Venture Smith, click here

To hear NPR's segment about Venture Smith: "The Black Paul Bunyan," click here

To see a PBS video about Venture Smith, click here

To learn more about Venture Smith Day in East Haddam, CT, click here