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Pathfinders

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Over the centuries, untold numbers of black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. Pathfinders is a collective biography of sixteen diverse American men and women of African descent who made their mark on American history in the 18th to 20th centuries. People who dared to dream, take risks, and create goals not only for themselves, but for others and the betterment of their society, too. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden offers an insightful look at these figures, from Venture Smith, who bought his freedom; to Sadie Alexander, who contributed to the Civil Rights movement in the United States; to Katherine Johnson, who helped the United States land on the moon.

Among the incredible people in this nonfiction masterpiece are James Forten (1766–1842), a powder boy then prisoner of war during the Revolution, who grew up to be the captain of his own ship and one of Philadelphia's leading abolitionists and wealthiest citizen; Richard Potter (1783-1835), an accomplished magician, ventriloquist, and hypnotist who paved the way for other well-known entertainers like Harry Houdini; Paul Revere Williams (1894–1980), born poor and an orphan by age four, who became known as the "Architect to the Stars" (among them Danny Thomas); Jackie Ormes (1911–1985), who first made her mark as a cartoonist in the 1930s; and Katherine Johnson (1918), a mathematician and physicist whose calculations were key to the successful missions of astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong. Each evocative profile includes an enlightening look at the historical build up and several images ranging from paintings and photographs to primary documents. The book ends with endnotes, a timeline, a bibliography, and an index. Ideal for Black History Month and common core usage, this book will also find wide appeal year-round for curious minds looking to discover fascinating pieces of American History, as well as interesting career possibilities.

The book examines the lives of:

Venture Smith, prince

James Forten, entrepreneur

Richard Potter, magician

James McCune Smith, physician

Mary Bowser, spy

Allen Allensworth, town founder

Clara Brown, pioneer

Sissieretta Jones, concert singer

Maggie Lena Walker, bank founder

Charlie Wiggins, race car driver

Eugene Bullard, combat pilot

Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker

Jackie Ormes, cartoonist

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, economist and attorney

Paul R. Williams, architect

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, mathematician


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Publisher: ABRAMS

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 10, 2017

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781613129739
  • File size: 18346 KB
  • Release date: January 10, 2017

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781613129739
  • File size: 18346 KB
  • Release date: January 10, 2017

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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:8
Lexile® Measure:1150
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:6-9

Over the centuries, untold numbers of black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. Pathfinders is a collective biography of sixteen diverse American men and women of African descent who made their mark on American history in the 18th to 20th centuries. People who dared to dream, take risks, and create goals not only for themselves, but for others and the betterment of their society, too. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden offers an insightful look at these figures, from Venture Smith, who bought his freedom; to Sadie Alexander, who contributed to the Civil Rights movement in the United States; to Katherine Johnson, who helped the United States land on the moon.

Among the incredible people in this nonfiction masterpiece are James Forten (1766–1842), a powder boy then prisoner of war during the Revolution, who grew up to be the captain of his own ship and one of Philadelphia's leading abolitionists and wealthiest citizen; Richard Potter (1783-1835), an accomplished magician, ventriloquist, and hypnotist who paved the way for other well-known entertainers like Harry Houdini; Paul Revere Williams (1894–1980), born poor and an orphan by age four, who became known as the "Architect to the Stars" (among them Danny Thomas); Jackie Ormes (1911–1985), who first made her mark as a cartoonist in the 1930s; and Katherine Johnson (1918), a mathematician and physicist whose calculations were key to the successful missions of astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong. Each evocative profile includes an enlightening look at the historical build up and several images ranging from paintings and photographs to primary documents. The book ends with endnotes, a timeline, a bibliography, and an index. Ideal for Black History Month and common core usage, this book will also find wide appeal year-round for curious minds looking to discover fascinating pieces of American History, as well as interesting career possibilities.

The book examines the lives of:

Venture Smith, prince

James Forten, entrepreneur

Richard Potter, magician

James McCune Smith, physician

Mary Bowser, spy

Allen Allensworth, town founder

Clara Brown, pioneer

Sissieretta Jones, concert singer

Maggie Lena Walker, bank founder

Charlie Wiggins, race car driver

Eugene Bullard, combat pilot

Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker

Jackie Ormes, cartoonist

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, economist and attorney

Paul R. Williams, architect

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, mathematician


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    ABRAMS

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 10, 2017

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781613129739
    File size: 18346 KB
    Release date: January 10, 2017

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781613129739
    File size: 18346 KB
    Release date: January 10, 2017

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 8
    Lexile® Measure: 1150
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 6-9
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