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Pathfinders : : The journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls / Tonya Bolden

Tác giả : Tonya Bolden

Nhà xuất bản : Abrams Books for Young Readers

Năm xuất bản : 2017

Nơi xuất bản : New York

Mô tả vật lý : 124 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

ISBN : 9781419714559

Số phân loại : 920.0092

Chủ đề : 1. Người thành công -- Tiểu sử -- Hoa Kỳ. 2. Successful people -- Biography -- United States. 3. Người Mỹ gốc Phi. 4. Người thành công.

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mong the incredible people in this nonfiction masterpiece are James Forten (1766–1842), a powder boy then prisoner of war during the Revolution, who grew up to be the captain of his own ship and one of Philadelphia’s leading abolitionists and wealthiest citizen; Richard Potter (1783-1835), an accomplished magician, ventriloquist, and hypnotist who paved the way for other well-known entertainers like Harry Houdini; Paul Revere Williams (1894–1980), born poor and an orphan by age four, who became known as the “Architect to the Stars” (among them Danny Thomas); Jackie Ormes (1911–1985), who first made her mark as a cartoonist in the 1930s; and Katherine Johnson (1918), a mathematician and physicist whose calculations were key to the successful missions of astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong. Each evocative profile includes an enlightening look at the historical build up and several images ranging from paintings and photographs to primary documents. The book ends with endnotes, a timeline, a bibliography, and an index. Ideal for Black History Month and common core usage, this book will also find wide appeal year-round for curious minds looking to discover fascinating pieces of American History, as well as interesting career possibilities.

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