Two women with similar backgrounds. Both slaves; both fiercely independent. Both great, in different ways.
Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom, larger than life . . . yearning to be free. Sojourner Truth: strong woman who spoke up for African American rights, tall as a tree . . . yearning to be free.
One day in 1864, the lives of these two women came together. When Harriet Met Sojourner is a portrait of these two remarkable women, from their inauspicious beginnings to their pivotal roles in the battle for America's future.
Learn more about each of these remarkable women in our Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth Collections.
“The compelling parallel narratives of two women ‘joined by a kinship of spirit’ still add up to a stirring history.” -- ALA Booklist
"Alternating between the two subjects, Clinton underscores their courage, perseverance and passion as each obtains her individual freedom and then campaigns against slavery.... Some illustrations incorporate fabric scraps, subtly reinforcing the ideas that each woman assembled her own future, and that history can be made from the meeting, or joining together, of influential and inspiring people." -- Publisher's Weekly
Recommended Age | 5 - 8 |
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Author | Catherine Clinton |
Illustrator | Shane W. Evans |
ISBN | 0060504250 |
Publication Date | Oct 16, 2007 |
Publisher | Katherine Tegen Books |
Language | English |