Phillis Wheatley
By: Victoria Sherrow.
Series: Junior world biographies
Publisher: Chelsea Juniors
Published: 1992
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 -- Juvenile literature.; Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.; Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American women poets -- 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: The life of the woman who, although a slave, gained renown throughout the colonies as the first important black American poet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 73) and index.