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Against all opposition : : Black explorers in America
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Names |
Haskins, James.
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Book Number |
BR010070
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Annotation |
Collective biography of black men who have "left their footprints in the soil of the Americas." Through the lives of such men as Matthew Henson, codiscoverer of the North Pole; Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, founder of Chicago; and Guion Stewart (Guy) Bluford Jr., the first black American to travel in space, Haskins demonstrates how goals, ideals, and hard work can lead to discovery. For junior and senior high readers.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Short Book - SH
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Biography - Black concern - BLKB
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Black Interest - BLK
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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African American concern - AFRAM
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Humor - HUM
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Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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History, United States - HUS
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Young Adult Interest - YAI
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LC Subject |
African American explorers - Biography
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Explorers, Black - Biography
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Discoveries in geography
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United States - Discovery and exploration
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Call Number |
910.08996 B ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1992
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1992 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency. Braille International, Inc., distributor)
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Original Publication |
Transcription of: New York : Walker, 1992.
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