Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Outrageous Women of Colonial America
Contributor(s): Furbee, Mary Rodd (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 047138299X     ISBN-13: 9780471382997
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Retail: $18.00OUR PRICE: $13.14  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $12.06   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $11.52   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2001
Qty:

Annotation: This fun and exciting book takes young readers back to early America and introduces them to an assortment of brave and unique American women of colonial times. Includes stories of Mumbet, a slave who won her freedom in Massachusetts in the 1780s; Mercy Warren, whose plays on the Revolution made her America's first female playwright; and Peggy Arnold, wife to Benedict Arnold. Illustrations.

Click for more in this series: Outrageous Women
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Study Aids - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - General
Dewey: B
LCCN: 00043385
Age Level: 10-14
Grade Level: 5-9
Series: Outrageous Women
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" L (0.52 lbs) 128 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2001 pg. 1747
Booklist 03/01/2002 pg. 1146
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Delightful and inspiring tales of some of the most fascinating andawesome women of colonial times

American history is rife with stories of our founding fathers, butwhat of the women who lived and worked alongside these men? Thisfun and exciting book whisks young readers back to early America, introducing them to a refreshing assortment of brave and uniqueAmerican women of colonial times. Readers will be amazed by thestories of such remarkable colonial women as Mumbet, a slave whowon her freedom in a Massachusetts courtroom in the 1780s; MercyWarren, whose passionate plays about the Revolution thrust her ontothe theater scene as America's first female playwright; and PeggyArnold, the wife of Benedict Arnold, who was as formidable a spy asher notorious husband. With these enlightening profiles, Mary RoddFurbee brings these strong and influential women to life toencourage, inspire, and delight young readers.

Mary Rodd Furbee (Morgantown, WV) is a part-time writing andjournalism instructor at West Virginia University School ofJournalism and has written for many publications. She is the authorof five children's books, including Anne Bailey, Frontier Scout;and Mary Ingles, Indian Captive.

 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!