Description
| Product ID: | 9781665919944 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Rise. Risk. Remember. Incredible Stories of Courageous Black Women |
| Title: | Susie King Taylor |
| Subtitle: | Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter |
| Authors: | Author: Candace Buford, Erica Armstrong Dunbar |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From New York Times bestselling biographer Erica Armstrong Dunbar comes the first book in her new "Real History" series spotlighting women of color whose historical impact can still be felt today. In addition to Susie King Taylor--the first black Civil War nurse--these highly accessible biographies will also spotlight Harriet Jacobs, Ida B. Wells, and more. From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Never Caught and She Came to Slay comes a vibrant middle grade biography of Susie King Taylor, one of the first Black Civil War nurses, in a new series spotlighting Black women who left their mark on history. A groundbreaking figure in every sense of the word, Susie King Taylor (1848–1912) was one of the first Black nurses during the Civil War, tending to the wounded soldiers of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Afterward, she was a key figure in establishing a postbellum educational system for formerly bonded Black people, opening several dedicated schools in Georgia. Taylor was also one of the first Black women to publish her memoirs. Even as her country was at war with itself, Taylor valiantly fought for the rights of her people and demonstrated true heroism. |
| Imprint Name: | Aladdin |
| Publisher Name: | Simon & Schuster |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-26 |
