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

Description

Main Author

Stauffacher, Sue, 1961-

Related Names

Holyfield, John, ill.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2006.

Subjects

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

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.

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.

ISBN

9780399242373
0399242376

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