Poet : The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by
Don Tate
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1561458252
ISBN-13
9781561458257
Publisher
Candlewick Pr
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Peachtree Pub Co Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 2015
Weight
472 grams
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People & places (Children's / Teenage)
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George loved words. But George was enslaved.
Forced to work long hours, George was unable to attend school or learn how to read. But he was determined he listened to the white children's lessons and learned the alphabet. Then he taught himself to read. Soon, he began composing poetry in his head and reciting it as he sold fruits and vegetables on a nearby college campus. News of the slave poet traveled quickly among the students, and before long, George had customers for his poems. But George was still enslaved. Would he ever be free?
In this powerful biography of George Moses Horton, the first southern African-American man to be published, Don Tate tells an inspiring and moving story of talent and determination.
Forced to work long hours, George was unable to attend school or learn how to read. But he was determined he listened to the white children's lessons and learned the alphabet. Then he taught himself to read. Soon, he began composing poetry in his head and reciting it as he sold fruits and vegetables on a nearby college campus. News of the slave poet traveled quickly among the students, and before long, George had customers for his poems. But George was still enslaved. Would he ever be free?
In this powerful biography of George Moses Horton, the first southern African-American man to be published, Don Tate tells an inspiring and moving story of talent and determination.
George loved words. But George was enslaved.
Forced to work long hours, George was unable to attend school or learn how to read. But he was determinedhe listened to the white childrens lessons and learned the alphabet. Then he taught himself to read. Soon, he began composing poetry in his head and reciting it as he sold fruits and vegetables on a nearby college campus. News of the slave poet traveled quickly among the students, and before long, George had customers for his poems. But George was still enslaved. Would he ever be free?
In this powerful biography of George Moses Horton, the first southern African-American man to be published, Don Tate tells an inspiring and moving story of talent and determination.
Forced to work long hours, George was unable to attend school or learn how to read. But he was determinedhe listened to the white childrens lessons and learned the alphabet. Then he taught himself to read. Soon, he began composing poetry in his head and reciting it as he sold fruits and vegetables on a nearby college campus. News of the slave poet traveled quickly among the students, and before long, George had customers for his poems. But George was still enslaved. Would he ever be free?
In this powerful biography of George Moses Horton, the first southern African-American man to be published, Don Tate tells an inspiring and moving story of talent and determination.
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