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Fifty cents and a dream : young Booker T. Washington
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316086578
- ISBN: 0316086576
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Washington, Booker T 1856-1915 Childhood and youth African Americans Biography Educators United States Biography |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J B W317as (Text) | 33126017143847 | JBiography | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A biography of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read, and his triumphant pursuit of a college education. - Baker & Taylor
A lyrical introduction to the life, achievements and spirit of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read and his triumphant pursuit of a college education. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist ofDave the Potter . 30,000 first printing. - Grand Central PubBooker dreamed
of making friends with words,
setting free the secrets
that lived in books.
Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true. The young slave who once waited outside of the schoolhouse would one day become a legendary educator of freedmen.
Award-winning artist Bryan Collier captures the hardship and the spirit of one of the most inspiring figures in American history, bringing to life Booker T. Washington's journey to learn, to read, and to realize a dream. - Hachette Book Group
Booker dreamed
of making friends with words,
setting free the secrets
that lived in books.
Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true. The young slave who once waited outside of the schoolhouse would one day become a legendary educator of freedmen.
Award-winning artist Bryan Collier captures the hardship and the spirit of one of the most inspiring figures in American history, bringing to life Booker T. Washington's journey to learn, to read, and to realize a dream.