Meet Nat Love : cowboy and former slave [Introducing Famous Americans]by Katirgis, Jane 

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Dewey: 978/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.8 MG

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Subjects: Love, Nat,|d1854-1921 African American cowboys - West (U.S.) - Biography Cowboys - West (U.S.) - Biography West (U.S.) - Biography

Summary: When Nat Love was born into slavery in Tennessee, his family worked on a tobacco plantation. But he longed to see the world and soon became a talented horse rider. At the age of fifteen, he left his family and headed to Dodge City, Kansas. As a young cowboy in America's Wild West, Love broke wild horses and won shooting contests. Young readers will delight in learning about the adventures of this African American cowboy.

Meet Phillis Wheatley : poet and former slave [Introducing Famous Americans]by Katirgis, Jane 

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BTSB #: 507792 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG

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Subjects: Wheatley, Phillis,|d1753-1784 African American women poets - Biography Women slaves - United States - Biography

Summary: Arriving in Boston aboard a slave ship in 1761, Phillis Wheatley began what would eventually be a storied life in America. Primary sources bring to life the story of America's first African American female poet. Wheatley learned to speak English and to read and write. She even learned to read Latin. Soon she was writing poetry, but no one in Boston would publish her book because she was a slave. She had to find a publisher in London to print her poetry and her words live on.