Nightjohn and Number the Stars In Nightjohn there were a number of facts, details and incidents that contribute to the historical accuracy of the book. I have outlined some of the more specific examples as follows: <li>There was a man who risked his life for the sake of teaching the other children in the surrounding plantations how to read and write. <li>The owner of the plantation whipped his slaves for moving too slow …showed first 75 words of 933 total…

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