Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots
By: Dharathula H. Millender
Illustrated By: Gray Morrow
Stock No: WW18108
Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots - By: Dharathula H. Millender Illustrated By: Gray Morrow
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Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots

By: Dharathula H. Millender
Illustrated By: Gray Morrow
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Aladdin / 1986 / Paperback
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Product Description

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Easy to read, and full of the spirit and adventure of the famous Americans who've made America what it is today, the Childhood of Famous Americans Series is a series of fictionalized biographies for children 8 & up.

Learn about Crispus Attucks' childhood growing up as the son of slaves in Massachusetts, his running away, his life as a sailor, and his role in the American Revolution. 192 pages, softcover.

Product Information

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Title: Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots
By: Dharathula H. Millender
Illustrated By: Gray Morrow
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
Vendor: Aladdin
Publication Date: 1986
Dimensions: 7.58 X 5.32 X 0.56 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 0020418108
ISBN-13: 9780020418108
Ages: 8-12
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans
Stock No: WW18108

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Get to know runaway slave and American revolutionary Crispus Attucks in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!

Crispus Attucks was born into slavery around 1723, the son of an African American enslaved person and a Natick Indian. After years of forced labor in the Boston area, Crispus escaped and began working on trading ships and whaling vessels until his death in the Boston Massacre.

This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.

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Dwight Graydon "Gray" Morrow (1934–2001) was an American illustrator who contributed to many comics and children’s books. He was the cocreator of Marvel Comics’ the Man-Thing and DC Comics’ vigilante El Diablo.

Dharathula Millender was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. She earned a BS from Indiana State Teachers College and an MS from Purdue University. Mrs. Millender was a teacher and school librarian. She is the author of several books, including biographies of the young Crispus Attucks, Louis Armstrong, and Martin Luther King Jr.

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