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ISBN/UID: 9781572337053
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Publication date: 19 August 2010
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Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book. Born in Gambia in 1753, she came to America aboard a slave ship, the Phillis. From an early age, Wheatley exhibited a profound gift for verse, publishing her first poem in 1767. He...
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140 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781572337053
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Publication date: 19 August 2010
Description
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book. Born in Gambia in 1753, she came to America aboard a slave ship, the Phillis. From an early age, Wheatley exhibited a profound gift for verse, publishing her first poem in 1767. He...