Overview

Fueled by an unyielding feminist conviction, and against a tide of hostility, on December 3, 1851, Myrtilla Miner, an educator and abolitionist, opened the School for Colored Girls--the only school in Washington D.C. dedicated to training African American students to be teachers. The first modern biography of Myrtilla Miner for young adults, This Noble Woman, includes historic photos, source notes, a bibliography, and a list of resources for further exploration, making it an invaluable resource for any student's or history buff's bookshelf.

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Greenburg offers an entertaining history of a scandal, coupled with a serious look at the infancy of tabloid journalism. --Publishers Weekly on Peaches and Daddy It is fair to say that Revere's military and legal troubles are not secrets . . . Greenburg's book, however, is possibly the best documented account, giving us a fuller picture of a human, not saintly, patriot. --The Dispatch (Columbus, MS) on The Court-Martial of Paul Revere Michael M. Greenburg offers both an insightful biography of Revere and a colorful description of the 'worst American naval disaster prior to Pearl Harbor' in this well-crafted history. --Military Officer on The Court-Martial of Paul Revere

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Michael Greenburg, a practicing attorney and former editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, is the author of Peaches and Daddy, The Mad Bomber of New York, and The Court-Martial of Paul Revere. He has appeared as a guest on NPR Radio, the Bloomberg Network, the Smithsonian Channel, and the Travel Channel. He lives in suburban Boston.

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