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The sole man : Jan Matzeliger's lasting invention /

"In 1873, Jan Ernst Matzeliger arrived in America. He was highly skilled with machinery, but no one wanted to hire a Black immigrant. Jan finally got a job at a shoe factory. He envisioned a machine that would help shoe production, but people scoffed at him. Despite obstacles, he persevered&quo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keller, Shana, 1977- (Author)
Other Authors: Costanza, Stephen (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Matzeliger, Jan Ernst, > 1852-1889.
Shoemakers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Shoe industry > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Inventors, Black > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Immigrants > Employment > United States > Juvenile literature.
Shoemakers.
Shoe industry.
Inventors, Black.
Immigrants.
Cordonniers > États-Unis > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Chaussures > Industrie > États-Unis > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Inventeurs noirs > États-Unis > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Shoemakers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Shoe industry > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Immigrants > Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Picture books.
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Summary:"In 1873, Jan Ernst Matzeliger arrived in America. He was highly skilled with machinery, but no one wanted to hire a Black immigrant. Jan finally got a job at a shoe factory. He envisioned a machine that would help shoe production, but people scoffed at him. Despite obstacles, he persevered"--
Item Description:Subtitle from the cover.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Audience:Ages 6-10
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025
ISBN:9781534113008
1534113002