The Horn Book Guide

BIOGRAPHIES

Salisbury, Cynthia

Phillis Wheatley: Legendary African-American Poet

112 pp. | Enslow | January, 2001 | Library ISBN 0-7660-1394-4 $$20.95

(3) YA Historical American Biographies series. These competently written biographies cover a wide range of subjects who lived between the American Revolution and World War II. The texts are supplemented by black-and-white photographs and reproductions, as well as information boxes that provide colorful background information or place events within historical context. The final pages of each volume discuss the legacy of each subject. Time lines are included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta