Mary Rodd Furbee

Outrageous Women of Colonial America

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Produktbeschreibung

Introduces readers to a refreshing assortment of brave American women of colonial times. This title presents stories of such remarkable colonial women as Mumbet, a slave who won her freedom in a Massachusetts courtroom in the 1780s; and, more.

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Produktdetails

• Outrageous Women
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9780471382997
• ISBN-10: 047138299X
• Artikelnr.: 21762286

Autorenporträt

Mary Rodd Furbee is a part-time writing and journalism instructor at West Virginia University School of Journalism. She is the author of several children's books, including Outrageous Women of Colonial America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.
NEW ENGLAND.
Anne Marbury Hutchinson (1591-1643).
Queen Weetamoo (163? to 1667).
Deborah Samson (1760-1831).
Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman (1742-1829).
Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818).
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784).
The MIDDLE COLONIES.
Margaret Brent (1601-1671).
Peggy Shippen Amold (1760-1804).
Betsy Griscom Ross (1752-1836).
Esther DeBerdt Reed (1746-1780).
THE SOUTH.
Anne Bonny (1697-17??).
Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793).
Anne Trotter Bailey (1743-1825).
Mary Draper Ingles (1731-1815).
Suggested Reading.
Timeline.
Other Outrageous Women of Colonial America.
Credits.