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Title
An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race
Names
Eppse, Merl R. (Merl Raymond), b. 1893 (Author)
Foster, Austin Powers (Illustrator)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1949
Place: Nashville
Publisher: National Publication Co.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 372.8973-E (Eppse, M. R. Elementary history of America)
Topics
African Americans -- History
Slavery -- History -- United States
United States -- History
Genres
Books
Children's literature
Illustrations
Physical Description
Extent: X, 311 p. illus., ports. 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 50005325
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR1682240-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11663170
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 855e6e70-7cfb-0134-1324-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1949: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "An Elementary History of America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e7db7d0-1315-0135-8b46-1191a4e1c0fd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "An Elementary History of America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e7db7d0-1315-0135-8b46-1191a4e1c0fd

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1949). An Elementary History of America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e7db7d0-1315-0135-8b46-1191a4e1c0fd

Wikipedia Citation

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An Elementary History of America