Tales of the talented tenth
Author
1) Bass Reeves
Author
Series
Tales of the talented tenth volume 1
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"Bass Reeves : Tales of the Talented Tenth tells the story of Bass Reeves, an escaped slave who became one of the most successful lawmen of the Old West and the rumored inspiration for The Lone Ranger. Volume I chronicles his life from winning shooting matches in early childhood to traveling with his master, living with Native Americans in Indian Territory, and finally becoming a Deputy US Marshal. The Tales of the Talented Tenth series will feature...
Author
Series
Tales of the talented tenth volume 2
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Tales of the talented tenth volume 3
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Description
Tells the true story of Robert Smalls, the enslaved African, who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Learn how Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States’ first free and compulsory public school system. -- adapted from Amazon.com.
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