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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley
by Rinaldi, Ann
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0152008772
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008772
- Seller
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Haw River, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace & Co., 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY book wrapped in protective plastic. Aside from light smudging to edges, book is in very good condition, pages are crisp and clean, spine is tight, no creases.
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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Details
- Seller
- Red Owl Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000722
- Title
- Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley
- Author
- Rinaldi, Ann
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0152008772
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008772
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Co.
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, Ca
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- WHEATLEY, PHILLIS, 1753-1784 -- AFRICAN AMERICANS WOMEN POETS SLAVES FICTION.
Terms of Sale
Red Owl Books
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About the Seller
Red Owl Books
Biblio member since 2020
Haw River, North Carolina
About Red Owl Books
I specialize in hand-picked, children's used books. Children's books have always been my passion. Stories about Family Values; Inner Strength & Peace; our Earth Mother & her Creatures; Legends & Folklore of all kinds are a sample of the types of books I want to share. Many adults (including me), need these stories as much as our children do. Touched by the illustrators' beautiful work, the author's heartfelt words- I gather the books that move me and offer them to you.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...