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Revolutionary Poet: A Story About Phillis Wheatley
Revolutionary Poet A Story About Phillis Wheatley Author:Maryann N. Weidt, Mary O'Keefe Young (Illustrator) When Phillis Wheatley arrived in Boston as a slave girl in 1761, no one could imagine that she would go on to become an internationally known poet--and the first black American ever to publish a book. From her first days in the Wheatley household, Phillis was encouraged to learn to speak and read English, and, most importantly, to write. — A ... more »Creative Minds Biographies book.« less