Bessie Stringfield
The Amazing True Story of the Woman Who Became the Motorcycle Queen of Miami!
Golden, CO : Fulcrum Publishing, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 122 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
"Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story of Bessie Stringfield, the woman known today as The Motorcycle Queen of Miami and the first black woman to be inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame and the Harley Davidson Hall of Fame. Stringfield was a pioneer in motorcycling during her lifetime; she rode as a civilian courier for the US military and founded the Iron Horse Motorcycle Club in Miami, all while confronting and overcoming Jim Crow in every ride"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Stringfield, Bessie, 1911-1993 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
United States. Army -- Civilian employees -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women motorcyclists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Motorcyclists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American women -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Messengers -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
United States -- Description and travel -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Stringfield, Bessie, 1911-1993 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
United States. Army -- Civilian employees -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women motorcyclists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Motorcyclists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American women -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Messengers -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
United States -- Description and travel -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Target Audience: Ages 12 and up.
ISBN:
9781938486944
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN Bessie Gill | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Graphic Novel | In |
GN Bessie Gill | Ballentine Indoors | Graphic Novel | In |
GN Tales Gill | Edgewood | Graphic Novel | In |
GN Bessie Gill | Sandhills Indoors | Graphic Novel | In |
Cover title.
"Black history action. True adventures of amazing African Americans."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121).
"Black history action. True adventures of amazing African Americans."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121).