Phillis Wheatley
Subtitle: poet of the revolutionary era
By: Molly Aloian
Series: Understanding the American Revolution; Understanding the American Revolution
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780778708032; 9780778708148; 9781427190826; 9781427191366
Subjects: Poets; African American poets; Juvenile literature; Colonial period; American Poets; African Americans; Biography; Women
Description: Provides a close-up look at this young African woman who became a celebrated poet of her time, writing elegies, or tributes to people she admired, as well as poems that used the themes of America's struggle for independence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Snatched from Africa; title: A terrible journey; title: A new life; title: A prominent family; title: Learning to read and write; title: Inspiring poets; title: Becoming a well-known poet; title: A life apart; title: Inspiration; title: Promoting her poetry; title: Demanding proof; title: Finding a patron; title: Celebrated in London; title: Abolition; title: Finally published; title: Revolutionary writings; title: The desire for independence; title: Freedom from slavery; title: Celebrations of America; title: Freedom and war; title: Revolutionary changes; title: Struggling to survive; title: Writing in poverty; title: An important legacy from a life of opposites.