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119 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2008
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LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9717-5$30.00 New ed. (1989)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Carver and Hines have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: George Washington Carver, Gregory Hines, Condoleezza Rice, and Barack Obama.
98 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9718-2$30.00 New ed. (1999)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Carver and Hines have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: George Washington Carver, Gregory Hines, Condoleezza Rice, and Barack Obama.
129 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60413-043-0$30.00 New ed. (1995)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Lee, Walker, and Thomas have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Spike Lee, Madam C. J. Walker, Clarence Thomas, Ray Charles, and Jamie Foxx.
103 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60413-072-0$30.00 New ed. (1992)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Lee, Walker, and Thomas have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Spike Lee, Madam C. J. Walker, Clarence Thomas, Ray Charles, and Jamie Foxx.
112 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60413-048-5$30.00 New ed. (1995)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Lee, Walker, and Thomas have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Spike Lee, Madam C. J. Walker, Clarence Thomas, Ray Charles, and Jamie Foxx.
95 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9714-4$30.00 New ed. (1998)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
The original book published about Woods emphasized his closeness with his father; this revised and updated volume opens with a chapter titled "The Toughest Loss," about Earl Woods's death in 2006. Hasday goes beyond the typical personal information to provide relevant social history, and captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
113 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9715-1$30.00
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Carver and Hines have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: George Washington Carver, Gregory Hines, Condoleezza Rice, and Barack Obama.
111 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60413-001-0$30.00
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Lee, Walker, and Thomas have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Spike Lee, Madam C. J. Walker, Clarence Thomas, Ray Charles, and Jamie Foxx.
106 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60413-000-3$30.00
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Lee, Walker, and Thomas have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Spike Lee, Madam C. J. Walker, Clarence Thomas, Ray Charles, and Jamie Foxx.
98 pp.
| Chelsea
| April, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9716-8$30.00
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Carver and Hines have been revised and updated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: George Washington Carver, Gregory Hines, Condoleezza Rice, and Barack Obama.
138 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2006
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-9112-0$30.00 New ed. (1999)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each updated biography (Cochran, King, Parks) explains its well-known subject's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition, working for social justice in his or her own way. Glover's volume details his past and present-day career as a tap dancer. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Johnnie Cochran, Coretta Scott King, Savion Glover, and Rosa Parks.
122 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2006
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-9224-0$30.00 New ed. (1994)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts, most of which have been completely revised. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition, titles: Maya Angelou, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Joplin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey, Josephine Baker, and Chris Rock.
120 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2006
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-9214-3$30.00 New ed. (1996)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts, most of which have been completely revised. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition, titles: Maya Angelou, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Joplin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey, Josephine Baker, and Chris Rock.
137 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9522-3$30.00 New ed. (1998)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each updated biography (Cochran, King, Parks) explains its well-known subject's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition, working for social justice in his or her own way. Glover's volume details his past and present-day career as a tap dancer. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Johnnie Cochran, Coretta Scott King, Savion Glover, and Rosa Parks.
103 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9223-2$30.00
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each updated biography (Cochran, King, Parks) explains its well-known subject's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition, working for social justice in his or her own way. Glover's volume details his past and present-day career as a tap dancer. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Johnnie Cochran, Coretta Scott King, Savion Glover, and Rosa Parks.
103 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9211-9$30.00
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts, most of which have been completely revised. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition, titles: Maya Angelou, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Joplin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey, Josephine Baker, and Chris Rock.
122 pp.
| Chelsea
| December, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9523-1$30.00 New ed. (1999)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each updated biography (Cochran, King, Parks) explains its well-known subject's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition, working for social justice in his or her own way. Glover's volume details his past and present-day career as a tap dancer. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Johnnie Cochran, Coretta Scott King, Savion Glover, and Rosa Parks.
111 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9213-5$30.00 New ed. (1996)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts, most of which have been completely revised. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition, titles: Maya Angelou, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Joplin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey, Josephine Baker, and Chris Rock.
106 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9226-7$30.00 New ed. (1997)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts, most of which have been completely revised. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition, titles: Maya Angelou, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Joplin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey, Josephine Baker, and Chris Rock.
121 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-9212-7$30.00 New ed. (1991)
(3)
YA
Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series.
Each of these biographies details a well-known figure's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition. The books go beyond the typical personal information to provide some social history relevant to the subject's time. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts, most of which have been completely revised. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition, titles: Maya Angelou, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Joplin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey, Josephine Baker, and Chris Rock.