When Harriet Met Sojourner |
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| Author:
| Clinton, Catherine |
| Illustrator:
| Evans, Shane W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-050425-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | Katherine Tegen Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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Two women with similar backgrounds. Both slaves; both fiercely independent. Both great, in different ways.
Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom, larger than life . . . yearning to be free.
Sojourner Truth: strong woman who spoke up for African American rights, tall as a tree . . . yearning to be free.
One day in 1864, the lives of these two women came together. When Harriet Met Sojourner is a portrait of these two remarkable women,...
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Two women with similar backgrounds. Both slaves; both fiercely independent. Both great, in different ways.
Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom, larger than life . . . yearning to be free.
Sojourner Truth: strong woman who spoke up for African American rights, tall as a tree . . . yearning to be free.
One day in 1864, the lives of these two women came together. When Harriet Met Sojourner is a portrait of these two remarkable women, from their inauspicious beginnings to their pivotal roles in the battle for America's future.