Phillis Wheatley
By: Rick Burke.
Series: American lives; American lives (Heinemann Library (Firm))
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 -- Juvenile literature.; Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.; Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Poets, American.; Slaves.; African Americans -- Biography.; Women -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Relates the story of a young girl bought as a slave by a Boston family where she later learned to write and became a poet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.