Mary E. Lyons Books
Starting home
Discusses the life and work of the African-American folk artist Horace Pippin.
Read MoreStitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers
An illustrated biography of the African American quilter who made quilts of her favorite Bible stories and folk tales.
Read MoreThe poison place
A former slave named Moses reminisces about his famous owner, Charles Willson Peale, and the intrigue surrounding Peale's son's suspicious death.
Read MoreDear Ellen Bee
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet," who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, an...
Read MoreThe poison place
A former slave named Moses reminisces about his famous owner, Charles Willson Peale, and the intrigue surrounding Peale's son's suspicious death.
Read MoreRoy makes a car
Roy Tyle, the best mechanic in the state of Florida, can clean spark plugs just by looking at them, and he takes a two dollar bet that he can make an accident-proof car.
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