Author: Antoinette M. Schippers
Publisher: Gatekeeper
ISBN: 9781624911507
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this supernatural memoir, the author shares her true story of growing up in a house of spirits, learning to co-exist with those spirits as a child, then channeling the story of those spirits as an adult--as a Gatekeeper. A fascinating tale of a family and their multi-generational home--a home that harbors explosive secrets from a volatile period in Chicago history.
Author: Antoinette M. Schippers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781624911484
Category :
Languages : en
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Author: Anna-Lisa Cox
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610398114
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The long-hidden stories of America's black pioneers, the frontier they settled, and their fight for the heart of the nation When black settlers Keziah and Charles Grier started clearing their frontier land in 1818, they couldn't know that they were part of the nation's earliest struggle for equality; they were just looking to build a better life. But within a few years, the Griers would become early Underground Railroad conductors, joining with fellow pioneers and other allies to confront the growing tyranny of bondage and injustice. The Bone and Sinew of the Land tells the Griers' story and the stories of many others like them: the lost history of the nation's first Great Migration. In building hundreds of settlements on the frontier, these black pioneers were making a stand for equality and freedom. Their new home, the Northwest Territory--the wild region that would become present-day Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin--was the first territory to ban slavery and have equal voting rights for all men. Though forgotten today, in their own time the successes of these pioneers made them the targets of racist backlash. Political and even armed battles soon ensued, tearing apart families and communities long before the Civil War. This groundbreaking work of research reveals America's forgotten frontier, where these settlers were inspired by the belief that all men are created equal and a brighter future was possible. Named one of Smithsonian's Best History Books of 2018
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0451473132
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by New American Library.
Author: Charles R. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484445785
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
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Coretta Scott King Award-winners Charles R. Smith Jr. and Floyd Cooper deliver the compelling story behind the building of the White House, a powerful part of history rarely taught. The home of our president was built by many hands, several of them slaves', who undertook this amazing achievement long before there were machines to do those same jobs. With an insightful author's note and a list of selected resources, this book supports the Common Core State Standards.
Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: Blair
ISBN: 9780895876676
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Donald Davis has remarked that he "didn't learn stories, I just absorbed them" from a family of traditional storytellers that has lived on the same western North Carolina land since 1781. Considered by many to be the father of family tales, Donald turns the focus of his newest collection on his own father, Joe.As Donald reveals in the opening story, when he was 28, he mistakenly thought his father had died. Until learning of the mistake, he lamented that he'd been "too young and immature to know to ask for the stories that would have filled out his life." Given a "second chance," Donald asked those questions for the next 22 years. In this collection of 20 tender and often humorous stories--including one that tells how the elder Davis came to be called "Cripple Joe"--he shares the lessons he learned from his father. The late Wilma Dykeman wrote in an article for the New York Times, "I could have listened all morning to Donald Davis. . . . His stories often left listeners limp with laughter at the same time they struggled with a lump in the throat." If you are already a Donald Davis fan, here's his latest offering. If you have yet to discover him, here's your chance to see what all the excitement is about.
Author: Bobby Norfolk
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624910470
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Inspiring autobiography by an Emmy Award winning story performer.
Author: Jim May
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624910326
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A kid-centric scary story with great illustrations, and a humorous refrain kids love to chant
Author: Roger Armbrust
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624910067
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Witty, humorous and wise reflections on loving
Author: Daniel Paterson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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