An edition of Searching for Sarah Rector
(2014)
Searching for Sarah Rector
the richest black girl in America
by Tonya Bolden
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From primary documents, including court and census records and interviews with family members, author Tonya Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah Rector's life and the lives of those around her when oil was discovered on her land allotment, making her wealthy.
This book 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.
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Millionaires, Women millionaires, African American women, African Americans, Juvenile literature, Biography, Women, African americans, biography, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Indians of north america, biography, Indians of north america, juvenile literature, Petroleum industry and trade, Oklahoma, history, Oklahoma, juvenile literature, Women, united states, biography, Women, biography, juvenile literature, Creek Indians, History, Indians of North AmericaPeople
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Searching for Sarah Rector: the richest black girl in America
2014, Abrams Books for Young Readers
in English
1419708465 9781419708466
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Includes index.
Includes glossary.
4-8 Medialog, Inc.
Accelerated Reader MG 6.9 2 2 164233
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