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Horace King : bridges to freedom  Cover Image Book Book

Horace King : bridges to freedom

Gibbons, Faye. (Author).

Summary: A biography of a man born into slavery in South Carolina who became a master bridge builder and, during Reconstruction, served in the Alabama state legislature.

Item details

  • ISBN: 1575871998
  • ISBN: 9781575871998
  • Physical Description: print
    111 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: [Birmingham, Ala.] : Crane Hill Publishers, c2002.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Born a slave -- Building and learning -- Bridges and friendships -- Freedom -- The Civil War begins -- The war drags on -- Reconstruction -- Enjoying the fruits of labor.
Subject: King, Horace 1807-1885 Juvenile literature
African Americans Biography Juvenile literature
African American engineers Biography Juvenile literature
Civil engineers United States Biography Juvenile literature
Bridges Southern States Design and construction History 19th century Juvenile literature
African American legislators Alabama Biography Juvenile literature
Slaves South Carolina Biography Juvenile literature
African Americans Juvenile biography
Civil engineers Juvenile literature
Legislators Juvenile literature
Slaves South Carolina Juvenile literature

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Dougherty County Public Library:
      Tallulah Branch
JB KING GIBBONS, FAYE ( Send Text)
31018001660716 JUV Available
Dougherty County Public Library:
      Westtown Branch
JB KING GIBBONS, FAYE ( Send Text)
31018001689228 JUV Available

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