Overview
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
Discover why young people all over the country are reading theBlack Stars biographies of African American heroes.
Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black menand 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 thatwould have really captivated me as a kid."
-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine
"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuityand tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children'sBooks
"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of theenormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names arefamiliar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to theirrightful place in history."
-Booklist
"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-offpoint for deeper studies."
-Horn Book
Discover why young people all over the country are reading theBlack Stars biographies of African American heroes.
Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black menand 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 thatwould have really captivated me as a kid."
-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine
"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuityand tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children'sBooks
"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of theenormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names arefamiliar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to theirrightful place in history."
-Booklist
"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-offpoint for deeper studies."
-Horn Book
This book title, Black Stars of Civil War Times, ISBN: 9780471220695, by Jim Haskins, published by Wiley (January 17, 2003) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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