Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
Bolden, Tonya
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781419714559, Publication Date: Sun, January 1, 2017, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
8Discover the lives of 16 extraordinary Black Americans in this engaging collection from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden

Untold numbers of Black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. In this insightful book, award-winning author Tonya Bolden commemorates the lives of sixteen Black individuals who dared to dream, take risks, and chart courses to success. They were Pathfinders.

In these pages you will meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who was instrumental in putting U.S. astronauts on the moon; Venture Smith, an African man who was enslaved in America but later bought his own freedom; Richard Potter, a magician whose methods paved the way for entertainers like Harry Houdini; Sissieretta Jones, an opera singer who captivated audiences all over the world with her enchanting voice; James Forten, a powder boy then prisoner of war during the Revolution who grew up to be one of Philadelphia's leading abolitionists and wealthiest citizens; James McCune Smith, the first Black university-trained physician in the United States; Mary Bowser, a spy during the Civil War; Allen Allensworth, town founder; Clara Brown, one of the first Black women to settle in what would become Colorado; Maggie Lena Walker, the first Black woman to run a bank; Charlie Wiggins, a race car driver; Eugene Bullard, a combat pilot in World War I; Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker; Jackie Ormes, cartoonist; Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, an economist and attorney who fought for civil rights; and Paul R. Williams, architect of luxury homes and many iconic buildings in Los Angeles.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

All Roads Home: A Life ...

by Trottier, Bryan

Hardcover /Hardcover

$19.50

Maydan

by Previte, Rose

Hardcover /Hardcover

$30.00

listens & views

SCANDINAVIAN CELLO

by SVENSSON,PETJA

COMPACT DISC

$19.25

TECNO FES 2

by D'AGOSTINO,GIGI

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$9.99

SOUND MACHINE GROOVE (OGV)

by BURNSIDE,R.L.

VINYL LP

out of stock

$20.49

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]
share it, buy it, sell it ]

A notem is a post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group