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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100553294806
ISBN-139780553294804
eBay Product ID (ePID)1012683
Product Key Features
Publication Year1992
Book TitleOutward Dreams : Black Inventors and Their Inventions
TopicBiography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, People & Places / United States / African American, Technology / Inventions, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-Classifiable, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorJames Haskins
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Weight2.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal609.2/2 B
SynopsisThe art of invention knows no color. But in the early days, patents for new inventions were not available to blacks. Until they were considered citizens, black inventors were ignored, or their masters took credit for their discoveries. After the Civil War
This kind of information is richly needed universally because it isn't taught conventionally in the classroom as a significant part of having a standard education. It's missing in most historical teachings abroad.