Searching for Sarah Rector : : the Richest Black Girl in America
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On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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160 acres -- Three and a half dollars an acre -- Twelve and a half percent -- One million dollars.
Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 76 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781419708466
1419708465
SUBJECTS
Rector, Sarah, -- 1902-
Millionaires.
African Americans -- Biography.
Creek Nation -- Biography.
Native Americans -- Biography.
Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Women -- Biography.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century.
Creek County (Okla.) -- Biography.