Jean Baptiste Pointe Dusable: Founder of Chicago

by Shirley Graham du Bois

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1953]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 202. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable, founder of Chicago. 1953 Du Bois, Shirley Graham, -.

Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

One of six children, and the only daughter among them, of an African Methodist Episcopal minister. She moved around often, graduating from Lewis and Clark HS in Spokane, WA in 1915, studied music composition at the Sorbonne in Paris in the 1920s and received her BA at Oberlin College in the 1930s. She had two husbands, including author and activist W.E.B. du Bois. She and du Bois emigrated to Ghana in the 1960s but, after his death, a military coup forced her to move to Cairo, Egypt. In addition to her literature, she also composed a number of musical scores including an opera that premiered in Cleveland, OH, attracting 10,000 people on its opening night.

Married to W.E.B. Du Bois

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing historical fiction that tells the life story of the “Founder of Chicago.” Broke my heart. Filled me with pride for what Jean Baptiste Pointe De Sable accomplished!

[Glenn Bruce · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book written for kids, but it tells the incredible story of DuSable's life from birth to death - Haiti to France to America, and all the way up the Mississippi River to be the first non-Native American to be "allowed" to live and settle there; i.e., the Indians did not kill him (because he had lived with and saved many of them from death). A great "American" story about the ultimate immigrant.