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Bessie Stringfield

by Joel Christian Gill
Sheena C. Howard
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Winner:
Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Teen Book of 2016
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.
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Series: Tales of the Talented Tenth Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 1, 2016

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781938486951
  • Release date: October 1, 2016

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781682750704
  • File size: 34061 KB
  • Release date: October 1, 2016
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:560
Text Difficulty:2-3

Winner:
Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Teen Book of 2016
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.
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Biography & Autobiography History Young Adult Nonfiction