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Summary: Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American woman to publish a book, discussing her early life as a slave in Boston in the 1700s, the education and kind treatment she received from her owners, her experiences after being granted her freedom, and her later years.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB WHEATLEY GREGregson, Susan R.
Summary: Follows the rise and fall of Benedict Arnold, America's most famous traitor, tracing his life from his wealthy, upper-class childhood to his betrayal of the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Explains Arnold's legacy in modern society.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ARNOLD GREDuden, Jane.
Summary: Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her role in the Revolutionary War and her days as an independent businesswoman, examining the legend of the Besty Ross Flag and explaining the importance of its legacy today.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ROSS DUDAldridge, Rebecca.
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the third president of the United States.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002