Who Was Sojourner Truth?
Seiten
2015
Grosset and Dunlap (Verlag)
978-0-448-48678-9 (ISBN)
Grosset and Dunlap (Verlag)
978-0-448-48678-9 (ISBN)
Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and travelled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story.
Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and travelled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy to read biography, Yona Zeldis MoDonough continues to share that remarkable story.
Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and travelled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy to read biography, Yona Zeldis MoDonough continues to share that remarkable story.
Yona McDonough is the author of What Was the Underground Railroad?, Who Was Rosa Parks?, Who Was John F. Kennedy?, Who Was Louis Armstrong?, Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? and Who Was Harriet Tubman? She lives in New York City.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.1.2017 |
---|---|
Reihe/Serie | Who Was? |
Illustrationen | Jim Eldridge |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 135 x 194 mm |
Gewicht | 125 g |
Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik |
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch | |
ISBN-10 | 0-448-48678-4 / 0448486784 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-448-48678-9 / 9780448486789 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Unstoppable Us 2 | Der erfolgreichste Sachbuchautor der Welt gibt …
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
dtv Verlagsgesellschaft
20,00 €
Eine Reise durch die Jahrtausende. Erweiterte Ausgabe des Klassikers. …
Buch | Hardcover (2021)
DK Verlag Dorling Kindersley
16,95 €