A day in the life of a colonial sailmaker

By Krebs, Laurie

Publishers Summary:
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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ISBN
978-0-82396-231-0
Publisher
New York : PowerKids Press/Rosen Pub. Group, 2004.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2004

Gr 2-3 Three of these brief, small-format fictional biographies focus on a day in the life of historical figures. Shipwright features a fictional character to discuss the trade. Despite the "Colonial" in the series title, some of the "days" actually fall in the Revolutionary period, or after. In each book, one page of large-type text faces a full-page illustrat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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