William Loren Katz
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Black women were activists, farmers, true pioneers, army wives, gold hunters, mail order brides, black Indians, servants, and business owners in all areas of the West, from the early frontiers in Indiana and Ohio to later settlements in the Northwest, Southwest, and far North. From the slave Juliet to the eccentric Mary Fields, Katz cites their achievements and the difficult conditions they faced.
Author
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Brief biographies of people of mixed Native American and African ancestry who, despite barriers, made their mark on history, including trader Paul Cuffe, frontiersman Edward Rose, Seminole leader John Horse, and sculptress Edmonia Lewis.
Author
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
A multicultural history of the United States, from 1850 to 1880, focussing on the events before, during, and after the Civil War and discussing the experiences of various ethnic groups, notably blacks, Native Americans, and Chinese immigrants, during this period.