The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist

by Deirdre O'Connell and Deirdre O'Connell

Book Overview

Born into slavery in Georgia, Tom Wiggins died an international celebrity in New York in 1908. His life was one of the most bizarre and moving episodes in American history. Born blind and autistic-and so unable to work with other slaves-Tom was left to his own devices. He was mesmerized by the music of the family's young daughters, and by the time he was four Tom was playing tunes on the piano. Eventually freed from slavery, Wiggins, or "Blind Tom"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590201434
• ISBN13: 9781590201435
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher