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Black Stars of Civil War Times
Contributor(s): Haskins, Jim (Editor)
ISBN: 0471220698     ISBN-13: 9780471220695
Publisher: Wiley
OUR PRICE:   $11.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2003
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Annotation: 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

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2003268426
Series: Black Stars
Physical Information: 0.29" H x 7.58" W x 9.32" (0.52 lbs) 132 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Civil War
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher 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