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Against all opposition : Black explorers in America / Jim Haskins.
LIBRA - Rare E185.96 .H353 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haskins, James, 1941-2005
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American explorers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American explorers.
- Explorers, Black--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Explorers, Black.
- United States--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
- United States.
- Discoveries in geography--Juvenile literature.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Explorers.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Genre:
- Literature
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Biographies.
- Literature.
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1992.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 86 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker, [1992]
- Summary:
- Surveys the lives and adventures of Black explorers who helped discover new worlds.
- Contents:
- Before Columbus
- Estevanico and the Seven Cities of Gold
- The founding of Chicago
- York and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- James P. Beckwourth, rip-roaring mountain man
- The unknown explorers
- Matthew Henson at the top of the world
- Stars, My goal: Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr.
- Ronald McNair and the Challenger disaster.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-84) and index.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy E185.96 .H353 1992 gift of David and Deirdre Stam, 2024.
- ISBN:
- 0802781381
- 9780802781383
- 0802781373
- 9780802781376
- OCLC:
- 24379411
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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