Bessie Smith and the night riders / Sue Stauffacher ; illustrated by John Holyfield

Author: Stauffacher, Sue, 1961-
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2006]
Copyright Date: ©2006
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Additional Creators: Holyfield, John

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Summary

Black blues singer Bessie Smith single-handedly scares off Ku Klux Klan members who are trying to disrupt her show one hot July night in Concord, North Carolina. Includes historical note.

Subject(s)

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937—Juvenile fiction
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937—Fiction
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )—Fiction
Blues (Music)—Fiction
African Americans—Fiction
North Carolina—Fiction

ISBN

0399242376
9780399242373

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references.

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committed to retain 20170930 20430101 HathiTrust https://www.hathitrust.org/shared_print_program

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Bessie Smith and the night riders / Sue Stauffacher ; illustrated by John Holyfield

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