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Author:
Engle, Margarita.
Title:
The poet slave of Cuba : a biography of Juan Francisco Manzano / Margarita Engle ; art by Sean Qualls.
Edition:
1st Square Fish ed.
Publisher:
Square Fish,
Copyright Date:
2011, c2006
Description:
184 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Manzano, Juan Francisco,--1797-1854.
Children's poetry, American.
Poets--Juvenile poetry.
Other Authors:
Qualls, Sean, ill.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, 2006. With additional material.
Summary:
Born a slave, raised by a woman not his mother, and denied an education, Juan overcame all the personal obstacles he faced as a child in order to reach freedom, pursue his natural talents, and become the celebrated poet he was destined to be.
ISBN:
0312659288 (pbk.)
9780312659288 (pbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)650212719
Locations:
CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)
TKPE492 -- Maquoketa Public Library (Maquoketa)
AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

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