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A voice of her own : the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet / Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Paul Lee.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PS866.W5 Z65 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lasky, Kathryn.
- Series:
- Candlewick biographies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784--Juvenile literature.
- Wheatley, Phillis.
- Poets, American--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Poets, American.
- African American women poets--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American women poets.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Enslaved persons.
- African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American poets.
- Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Women--Biography.
- Poets, American--Colonial period.
- United States.
- Genre:
- collective biographies.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 38 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 2nd pbk. ed.
- Other Title:
- Story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
- Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
- Place of Publication:
- Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.
- Notes:
- "Reinforced trade ed."--Back flap.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 36) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780763628789
- 0763628786
- 0763660914
- 9780763660918
- 0763664278
- 9780763664275
- 9780606269407
- 0606269401
- OCLC:
- 808772103
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