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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: the story of Phillis Wheatley.
by Rinaldi, Ann
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0152008772
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008772
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Diego/ New York/ London: Gulliver/ Harcourt, Brace, 1996. Reprint . Soft cover. Fine. Cover by Paul Lee. 1600 shelf. Unread. Mass market paperback. Pictorial cover, black spine. No names, clean text. Bibliography. Giftworthy! Biography of America's first Afro-American female poet
Synopsis
Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave--she becomes America’s first published black poet. “Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.”-- Booklist
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- Bookseller
- Gil's Book Loft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067715
- Title
- Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: the story of Phillis Wheatley.
- Author
- Rinaldi, Ann
- Illustrator
- Cover by Paul Lee
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0152008772
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008772
- Publisher
- Gulliver/ Harcourt, Brace
- Place of Publication
- San Diego/ New York/ London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 337
- Keywords
- Black studies poetry
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