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.