"1600 - 1775" . . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . . . . . . . "A biography of the former slave, Phillis Wheatley, who became known as a poet and social commentator." . "A biography of the former slave, Phillis Wheatley, who became known as a poet and social commentator."@en . . . . . . . . "Revolutionary poet : a story about Phillis Wheatley" . "Revolutionary poet : a story about Phillis Wheatley"@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "Revolutionary poet a story about Phillis Wheatley"@en . . . "Taken from her family in Africa at the age of seven, Phillis Wheatley arrived in Boston as a slave in 1761. After she was purchased by the Wheatley family, Phillis quickly learned to speak and read English. The bright young girl soon began writing poetry. By 1771, her poems had been published in newspapers all over the colonies, and critics were praising the \"extraordinary negro poetess.\" In this engaging biography, author Maryann Weidt tells the story of how a young slave girl in revolutionary Boston became an internationally famous poet and the first black American to publish a book."@en . . . . "Revolutionary poet a story about phillis wheatley"@en . . . . . "Juvenile works" . "Juvenile works"@en . . "JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General." . . "1700 - 1799" . . "JUVENILE NONFICTION General." . . . .