Bessie Smith and the night riders
Record details
- ISBN: 0399242376
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Physical Description:
p. ; cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Putnam, 2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ). |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | North Carolina Fiction African Americans Fiction Blues (Music) Fiction Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Fiction Smith, Bessie 1894-1937 Fiction Smith, Bessie 1894-1937 Juvenile fiction |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | jj STAUFFACHER (Text) | 34000075067413 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Newfield Branch - Bridgeport | jj STAUFFACHER (Text) | 34000075062539 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
North Branch - Bridgeport | jj STAUFFACHER (Text) | 34000075070961 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Bessie Smith and the Night Riders
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Bessie Smith and the Night Riders
Even though she can't afford a ticket to see the great blues singer Bessie Smith perform, Emmarene listens outside Bessie's tent--that is, until she bursts into the show to warn the crowd:The Night Riders have come! Bessie marches right outside and confronts the Night Riders by giving one of her famous low moans that says, "I may be down and out, but I ain't gonna take it no more." But will that be enough to scare them off ? Based on a true incident, Bessie Smith and the Night Riders is a powerful story of facing down danger and standing up for what's right. With John Holyfield's luminous paintings setting the stage, readers will be cheering for Bessie and Emmarene all the way to their final bow.