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Krebs, Laurie.
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Forten, James, 1766-1842 -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sailmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Free African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American abolitionists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists -- Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.
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A day in the life of a colonial sailmaker / Laurie Krebs.
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Krebs, Laurie.
New York, N.Y. : PowerKids Press/Rosen Pub. Group, 2004.
Subjects
Forten, James, 1766-1842 -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sailmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Free African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American abolitionists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists -- Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
0823962318 (library binding)
Series:
Library of living and working in colonial times
Description:
24 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
James Forten, sailmaker -- The sail loft -- Growing up in Philadelphia -- The war years -- A game of marbles -- From apprentice to owner -- Just for good measure -- Rows and rows of stitches -- Eyelets, cringles and roping -- James Forten, citizen and abolitionist.
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Describes a typical day in the life of James Forten, who was born in Philadelphia to free black parents, learned to be a sailmaker, and later became a wealthy, respected businessman with his own shop.
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Hawaii Kai Public Library
J -- Juvenile Nonfiction
623.862 Kr
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