The ballad of Belle Dorcas
By: by William H. Hooks ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney.
Contributors: Pinkney, J. Brian, ill.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: African Americans -- Folklore; Slavery -- Folklore; Folklore -- United States
Genres: Folklore.
Description: When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas uses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her.