Gregson, Susan R.

Phillis Wheatley / by Susan R. Gregson. - Mankato, Minn. : Bridgestone Books, c2002. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm. - American Revolution biographies Let freedom ring .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Library Talk, May 2002

Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American woman to publish a book, discussing her early life as a slave in Boston in the 1700s, the education and kind treatment she received from her owners, her experiences after being granted her freedom, and her later years.

4.9 3-6 Follett Library Resources



0736810331

2001000722


Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.


American poets--Biography.
Slaves--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.

PS866.W5 / Z598 2002

811/.1 B