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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication date
April 21, 2003
Pages
122
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780471467687
ISBN-10
0471467685
Original list price
$12.95
Other format details
juvenile
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements. Original.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes.
Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction:
dr. alexander t. augusta
thomas "blind tom" greene bethune
james bland
senator blanche kelso bruce
francis louis cardozo
major martin robison delany
frederick douglass
sarah mapps douglass
sergeant major christian a. fleetwood
charlotte forten grimke
frances e. w. harper
elizabeth keckley
elijah mccoy
john p. parker
governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback
dr. charles burleigh purvis
congressman robert smalls
sojourner truth
harriet tubman
lieutenant peter vogelsang
booker t. washington
sergeant george washington williams
granville t. woods
"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."
-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine
"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books
"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
-Booklist
"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
-Horn Book
Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes.
Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction:
dr. alexander t. augusta
thomas "blind tom" greene bethune
james bland
senator blanche kelso bruce
francis louis cardozo
major martin robison delany
frederick douglass
sarah mapps douglass
sergeant major christian a. fleetwood
charlotte forten grimke
frances e. w. harper
elizabeth keckley
elijah mccoy
john p. parker
governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback
dr. charles burleigh purvis
congressman robert smalls
sojourner truth
harriet tubman
lieutenant peter vogelsang
booker t. washington
sergeant george washington williams
granville t. woods
"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."
-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine
"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books
"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
-Booklist
"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
-Horn Book
Editions
Paperback
from John Wiley & Sons Inc (January 17, 2003)
9780471220695 | details & prices | 144 pages | 7.75 × 9.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.55 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements.
About: Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements.
Miscellaneous
The price comparison is for this edition
With James Haskins (other contributor) |
from John Wiley & Sons Inc (April 21, 2003)
9780471467687 | details & prices | 122 pages | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | List price $12.95
About: Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements.
About: Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements.
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