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A voice of her own : the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lasky, Kathryn
Other Authors: Lee, Paul (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Wheatley, Phillis, > 1753-1784 > Juvenile literature.
Poets, American > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women poets > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American poets > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Wheatley, Phillis, > 1753-1784.
Poets, American.
Slaves.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Juvenile materials.
Description
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.
Physical Description:38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Awards:Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004.
ISBN:0763602523 (alk. paper)