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Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America
Bolden Tonya
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Description for Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America
hardcover. Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the mystery of Sarah Rector. At the age of eleven, Sarah was famously hailed as "the wealthiest coloured girl in the world.". Even so, she was powerless and in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--she had disappeared. Out of a trove of primary documents, Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah's life. Num Pages: 80 pages, black-and-white and colour archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJP; 5AL; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 14. Weight in Grams: 758.
Sarah Rector was once famously hailed as “the richest black girl in America.” Set against the backdrop of American history, her tale encompasses the creation of Indian Territory, the making of Oklahoma, and the establishment of black towns and oil-rich boomtowns.Rector acquired her fortune at the age of eleven. This is both her story and that of children just like her: one filled with ups and downs amid bizarre goings-on and crimes perpetrated by greedy and corrupt adults. From a trove of primary documents, including court and census records and interviews with family members, author Tonya Bolden painstakingly pieces together ... Read more
Sarah Rector was once famously hailed as “the richest black girl in America.” Set against the backdrop of American history, her tale encompasses the creation of Indian Territory, the making of Oklahoma, and the establishment of black towns and oil-rich boomtowns.Rector acquired her fortune at the age of eleven. This is both her story and that of children just like her: one filled with ups and downs amid bizarre goings-on and crimes perpetrated by greedy and corrupt adults. From a trove of primary documents, including court and census records and interviews with family members, author Tonya Bolden painstakingly pieces together ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419708466
SKU
V9781419708466
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Ref
99-15
About Bolden Tonya
Tonya Bolden has written a number of books about the African American experience. Her work has garnered many awards including the Coretta Scott King Honor, James Madison Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, YALSA Best Book of the Year and CCBC Best Book of the Year.
Reviews for Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America
STARRED REVIEW
"This handsome volume with its many photographs is carefully sourced and has a helpful glossary, illustration credits and index. Bolden admirably tells a complex story while modeling outstanding research strategy, as her insightful author's note attests."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
STARRED REVIEW
"This book will be extremely useful to teachers and librarians."
School ... Read more