| Description |
48 pages : colored illustrations ; 26 cm. |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Series |
Understanding the American Revolution |
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Understanding the American Revolution.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Snatched from Africa -- Becoming a well-known poet -- Revolutionary writings -- Freedom and war. |
| Summary |
Provides a close-up look at this young African woman who became a celebrated poet of her time, writing elegies, or tributes to people she admired, as well as poems that used the themes of America's struggle for independence. |
| Subject |
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. |
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Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 -- Juvenile literature.
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African American poets -- Biography. |
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Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography. |
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African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
0778708144 paperback |
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9780778708032 reinforced library binding |
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0778708039 reinforced library binding |
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9780778708148 paperback |
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