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With books and bricks : how Booker T. Washington built a school

Slade, Suzanne. (Author). Tadgell, Nicole, 1969- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fulfilled his dream of attending school. After graduation, he was invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama. Finding many eager students, but no school, Booker set out to build his own school--brick by brick"-- Provided by publisher.

Item details

ISBN: 0807508977 (hardback)
ISBN: 9780807508978 (hardback)
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2014]

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Includes bibliographical references.

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