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The Black Heroes of the American Revolution
Contributor(s): Davis, Burke (Author)

ISBN: 0152085610 ISBN-13: 9780152085612
Publisher: Clarion Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1992
Annotation: The black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagoners who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American independence are profiled in this fascinating history which features prints and portraits from the period.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography

Dewey: B

LCCN: 91008921

Age Level: 8-11

Grade Level: 3-6

Lexile Measure: 1330(Not Available)

Guided Reading: X (Grade 6)

Series: Odyssey Books

Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.31" W x 7.8" L (0.21 lbs) 96 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/03/1992

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 53559
Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Crispus Attucks is known as the escaped slave whose freedom ended when he died in the Boston Massacre, but there are many other lesser-known black men and women who made enormous contributions to U.S. independence. Readers will discover Edward Hector, the brave wagoner of Brandywine; artilleryman and slave Austin Dabney; William Lee, the aide and closest companion of George Washington throughout the war; and many others.
Includes a bibliography, a foreword by Senator Edward W. Brooke, and an index.

Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Burke: - BURKE DAVIS is a historian and noted author associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He has written more than thirty books, many about the colonial period in American history. He lives in southwestern Virginia.

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