Pathfinders
The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Format: Book
Description: 124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Profiles sixteen high-achieving African Americans, including magician Richard Potter, concert singer Sissieretta Jones, and architect Paul R. Williams.
Contents:
Venture Smith, prince -- James Forten, entrepreneur -- Richard Potter, magician -- James McCune Smith, physician -- Mary Bowser, spy -- Allen Allensworth, town founder -- Clara Brown, pioneer -- Sissieretta Jones, concert singer -- Maggie Lena Walker, bank founder -- Charlie Wiggins, race car driver -- Eugene Bullard, combat pilot -- Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker -- Jackie Ormes, cartoonist -- Sadie Tanner, Mossell Alexander, economist & attorney -- Paul R. Williams, architect -- Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, mathematician.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Successful people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Successful people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Age 10 to 14.
ISBN:
9781419714559
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Collective Pathfinders | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C HISTORY US Bol | Edgewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Collective AF AM Pathfinders | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-116) and index.