Bessie Stringfield : tales of the talented tenth
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"Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story of Bessie Stringfield, the woman known today as The Motorcycle Queen of Miami and the first black woman to be inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame and the Harley Davidson Hall of Fame. Stringfield was a pioneer in motorcycling during her lifetime; she rode as a civilian courier for the US military and founded the Iron Horse Motorcycle Club in Miami, all while confronting and overcoming Jim Crow in every ride"--
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
0 current holds with 6 total copies.Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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Chappaqua Library | J B STRINGFIELD (Text) Juvenile Biography |
31005154349619 |
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Irvington Public Library | YA BIO STRINGFIELD (Text) YA Biography |
31012154306326 |
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Lewisboro Library | J B GRAPHIC STRINGFIELD (Text) Juvenile Graphic Book |
31032151278930 |
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Lewisboro Library | YA GRAPHIC B STRINGFIELD (Text) YA Graphic Book |
31032151322241 |
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White Plains Public Library | J NONFICTION-GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY STRINGFIELD, BESSIE (Text) Juvenile Graphic Book |
31544200981934 |
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Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | 741.5 B (BESSIE STRINGFIELD) (Text) Nonfiction |
31035161332316 |
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