Black Stars of Civil War Times Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition
by Jim Haskins (Editor)
First line
Before the Civil War, most slaves faced endless days of labor and harsh treatment.
From the rear cover
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes.
Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and 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 grimk
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 that would have really captivated me as a kid."
-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine
"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books
"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
-Booklist
"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
-Horn Book
Details
- Title Black Stars of Civil War Times
- Author Jim Haskins (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley
- Date 2003-01-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780471220695 / 0471220698
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 9.32 x 7.58 x 0.29 in (23.67 x 19.25 x 0.74 cm)
- Ages 10 to 14 years
- Grade levels 5 - 9
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, United States - History - Civil War,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003268426
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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