Harlem Hellfighters

by J. Patrick Lewis

Book Overview

"Lewis's poetics are perfectly complemented by Kelley's evocative pastel illustrations, which both inspire and unsettle." -New York Times

They went by many names, but the world came to know them best as the Harlem Hellfighters. Two thousand strong, these black Americans from New York picked up brass instruments--under the leadership of famed bandleader and lieutenant James Reese Europe--to take the musical sound of Harlem into the heart...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568462468
• ISBN13: 9781568462462
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Creative Editions
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7