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Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2 Volume 2

Contributor(s): Gill, Joel Christian (Author), Howard, Sheena C (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9781938486944

Publisher: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum

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Pub Date: October 1, 2016

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2016030231

Lexile Code: 0560

Features: Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 12 to 17

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 9.90" L x 7.90" W ( 1.20 lbs) 132 pages

Series: Tales of the Talented Tenth

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Description: "Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story of Bessie Stringfield, the woman known today as The Motorcycle Queen of Miami and the first black woman to be inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame and the Harley Davidson Hall of Fame. Stringfield was a pioneer in motorcycling during her lifetime; she rode as a civilian courier for the US military and founded the Iron Horse Motorcycle Club in Miami, all while confronting and overcoming Jim Crow in every ride"--

Review Quotes: "An incredible true story that has as much power as Bessie and the motorcycles she rode." --Kirkus Reviews starred review

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