American Slave, American Hero

Reducere. DescriptionThis story reveals the remarkable life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, or "Beckoning, " who was kidnapped from his Yavapai tribe...

Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. As a deputy U.S. Marshal--and former slave who escaped to freedom in the Indian Territories--Bass was cunning ...

Reducere. Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard f...

Reducere. Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) delivers the stunning first installment of a new American Odyssey, set over t...

Reducere. "Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most powerful and enduring work of art ever written about American slavery"-Alfred Kazin "To expose oneself in maturity t...

Reducere. "Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most powerful and enduring work of art ever written about American slavery"-Alfred Kazin "To expose oneself in maturity t...

Reducere. Pierre Toussaint, a former slave, moved to New York from Saint Domingue (modern day Haiti) with his owners in 1787 as they escaped the unrest on th...

Reducere. DescriptionAndover, geographically one of the largest townships in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has a long and illustrious history. Founded m...

Reducere. Finalist, 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama"The finest work yet from this gifted writer."--The New York TimesOffered his freedom if he joins his master...

Reducere. In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, David Robertson illuminates the shadowy figure who planned a slave rebellion so daring that, if ...

Reducere. Martin Eden is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first seriali...

DescriptionAn evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Awar...

Reducere. "Before this decisive night, I'd not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now, with all our lives at risk, I fou...

Reducere. Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor, unique narrative voice, and new cover art--now in ...

Reducere. This is a bright, colorful and informative children's book about the Gullah culture derived from West African slave descendants. It is a book that ...

Reducere. "With this stunning debut novel, Rebecca Bruff establishes herself as an exciting new voice in historical fiction." --Cassandra King Conroy, author...

DescriptionOver the last 200 years, the country has elected a variety of colorful figures to national office. Drunkards, racists, slave holders, ph...

A vividly told tale of a forgotten American hero--an impassioned newsman who fought for the right to speak out against slavery. The history of the ...