| Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2 Volume 2 Contributor(s): Gill, Joel Christian (Author), Howard, Sheena C. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1938486943 ISBN-13: 9781938486944 Publisher: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum OUR PRICE: $20.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Biography - Young Adult Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - History - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African American |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016030231 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.9" W x 9.9" (1.20 lbs) 132 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Topical - Black History - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner: Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Teen Book of 2016 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. |