Searching for Sarah Rector : the richest black girl in America
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Creek County (Okla.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Creek Indians -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Millionaires -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Rector, Sarah, 1902-1967 -- Juvenile literature.
Women millionaires -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Creek County (Okla.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Creek Indians -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Millionaires -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Rector, Sarah, 1902-1967 -- Juvenile literature.
Women millionaires -- Oklahoma -- Creek County -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
76 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781419708466, 1419708465
Lexile measure
1050
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-67) and index.
Description
Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society.
Target Audience
1050 Lexile.
Target Audience
1050L Lexile
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