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Searching for Sarah Rector : the richest Black girl in America  Cover Image Book Book

Searching for Sarah Rector : the richest Black girl in America / Tonya Bolden.

Bolden, Tonya. (Author).

Summary:

Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419708466 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 1419708465 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 76 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-67) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
160 acres -- Three and a half dollars an acre -- Twelve and a half percent -- One million dollars.
Subject: African American women > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Millionaires > Biography.
Rector, Sarah, 1902-
Women > Biography.
Creek Indians > Biography.
Indians of North America > Biography.
Petroleum industry and trade > Oklahoma > History > 20th century.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J B R3117b (Text) 33126018316079 JBiography Available -


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