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: Afro-Americans -- Folklore.; Slavery -- Folklore.; Magic -- Folklore.; Folklore -- United States.
Description: Summary, When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcasuses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her.