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Bolden, Tonya

Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

48 pp. | Abrams | January, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-8109-5045-6 $17.95
(2) YA Illustrated with a fine array of photos and prints, this handsome album offers a spirited social history through the childhood story of Maritcha Rémond Lyons, a freeborn black woman who produced a memoir late in life. While many actual details are unknown, Bolden speculates carefully in piecing together the history of Maritcha's family. Bib.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2005

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