num_pages: 112
description: A biography profiling the life of Phyllis Wheatley, a slave turned writer whose collection of poetry about religion, freedom, people, and America become the first published book by an African-American. Includes source notes and timeline.
language: English
title: Phillis Wheatley: Slave and Poet
titlecomplete: Phillis Wheatley: Slave and Poet (Signature Lives: Revolutionary War Era series)
genres: History
ratings_count: 17
series: Signature Lives
publisher: Compass Point Books