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Bessie Stringfield, words and pictures [by] Joel Christian Gill

Label
Bessie Stringfield, words and pictures [by] Joel Christian Gill
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121)
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
HL560L, Lexile
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 12 and up
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bessie Stringfield
Nature of contents
comics graphic novelsbibliography
Oclc number
952700962
Responsibility statement
words and pictures [by] Joel Christian Gill
Series statement
Tales of the talented tenth, no. 2
Summary
"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"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Voyage -- Adrift -- Gifts -- The Road -- Adventure -- Home
Target audience
adolescent
Content
Mapped to