Books with author Catherine Wynne Minton

Celebrated for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century America's most enduring and important figures. But just who was this remarkable woman? To John Brown, leader of the Harpers Ferry slave uprising, she was General Tubman. For the many slaves she led north to freedom, she was Moses. To the slaveholders who sought her capture, she was a thief and a trickster. To abolitionists, she was a prophet. Now, in a biography widely praised for its impeccable research and its compelling narrative, Harriet Tubman is revealed for the first time as a singular and complex character, a woman who defied simple categorization.

The definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history "reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than her legend" (Newsday). Celebrated for her exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century America's most enduring and important figures. But just who was this remarkable woman? To John Brown, leader of the Harper's Ferry slave uprising, she was General Tubman. For the many slaves she led north to freedom, she was Moses. To the slaveholders who sought her capture, she was a thief and a trickster. To abolitionists, she was a prophet. Now, in a biography widely praised for its impeccable research and its compelling narrative, Harriet Tubman is revealed for the first time as a singular and complex character, a woman who defied simple categorization. "In the first major biography of Harriet Tubman in more than 100 years, we see the heroine of children's books and biopics with a new clarity and richness of detail." --Lev Grossman, Time

Catherine is afraid of thunderstorms because she doesn't like the loud noise. When she asks God for help she finds herself changing into Super Catherine, a superhero with a sword that fights evil with Bible verses! Read along and discover how it all turns out, and how God helps by giving her the perfect Bible verse, II Timothy 1:7 - For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." Find out how Catherine used God's Word to overcome her fears, then learn II Timothy 1:7 yourself! - Use the unique "Think About It" section to open a dialogue with your children. - Learn II Timothy 1:7 yourself, using a simple, yet effective "remove another word" technique. - Colorful illustrations and fun storyline entertains and teaches young readers ages 4-8 Other Learn a Bible Verse books you might enjoy:Super Catherine and the Three D's - Catherine MintonFargo Frog Helps You Learn Five Bible Verses About Love - Susan MintonMeredith Moo Helps You Learn the Beatitudes - Susan Minton

This wonderfully illustrated book finds that Catherine is having trouble at school, and she’s getting a little discouraged. When she asks God for help she finds herself changing into Super Catherine, a superhero with a sword that fights three evil aliens, Discouragement, Despair and Doubt, with a Bible verse! Read along and discover how it all turns out, and how God helps Super Catherine by giving her the perfect Bible verse to deal with her troubles, Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Find out how Super Catherine used God's Word to overcome the aliens! -Use the unique "Think About It" section to open a dialogue with your children. -Learn Philippians 4:13 yourself, using a simple, yet effective "remove another word" technique. -14 colorful illustrations and fun storyline entertains and teaches young readers ages 4-8

The first major biography of this pivotal character in American history, written by an acclaimed historian of the antebellum and Civil War eras. Who was Harriet Tubman? To John Brown, the leader of the Harpers Ferry slave uprising, she was General Tubman. For those slaves whom she led north to freedom, she was Moses. To the slavers who hunted her down, she was a thief and a trickster. To abolitionists she was a prophet. As Catherine Clinton shows in this riveting biography, Harriet Tubman was, above all, a singular and complex woman, defeating simple categories. Illiterate but deeply religious, Harriet Tubman was raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the 1820s, not far from where Frederick Douglass was born. As an adolescent, she incurred a severe head injury when she stepped between a lead weight thrown by an irate master and the slave it was meant for. She recovered but suffered from visions and debilitating episodes for the rest of her life. While still in her early twenties she left her family and her husband, a free black, to make the journey north alone. Yet within a year of her arrival in Philadelphia, she found herself drawn back south, first to save family members slated for the auction block, then others. Soon she became one of the most infamous enemies of slaveholders. She established herself as the first and only woman, the only black, and one of the few fugitive slaves to work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. In the decade leading up to the Civil War, Tubman made over a dozen trips south in raids that were so brazen and so successful that a steep price was offered as a bounty on her head. When the Civil War broke out, she became the only woman to officially lead men into battle, acting as a scout and a spy while serving with the Union Army in South Carolina. Long overdue, Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom is the first major biography of this pivotal character in American history, written by an acclaimed historian of the antebellum and Civil War eras. With impeccable scholarship drawing on newly available sources and research into the daily lives of the slaves in the border states, Catherine Clinton brings Harriet Tubman to life as one of the most important and enduring figures in American history.

Black soldiers have fought and died in the Americas for centuries, forming a chain of warriors stretching back nearly 500 years. Yet their contribution to our nation’s history has been neglected, and the battles they’ve had to fight against racism and prejudice have often been as challenging as facing the enemy on the field of battle. This exciting story of African-American heroism traces the history of the black soldier, from the African explorers who accompanied Columbus to African Americans who took up arms in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and Desert Storm. These tales of heroism show young readers that while black soldiers were once systematically ignored within the armed forces, earning little praise and often dying for a nation that granted them few rights, black men and women rose to the occasion and distinguished themselves with each successive opportunity to prove themselves in combat and in the ranks. Ultimately, the sacrifices of these valiant soldiers led to today’s fully integrated armed services.

This fun, illustrated book finds that Catherine is having trouble at school, and she’s getting a little discouraged. When she asks God for help, she finds herself changing into Super Catherine, a superhero with a sword! Her sword helps her fight three evil aliens, Discouragement, Despair and Doubt, with a Bible verse! Read along and discover how it all turns out, and how God helps Super Catherine by giving her the perfect Bible verse to deal with her troubles, Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Find out how Super Catherine uses God's Word to overcome the aliens! -Use the unique "Think About It" section to open a dialogue with your children. -Learn Philippians 4:13 yourself, using a simple, yet effective "remove another word" technique. -14 colorful illustrations and fun storyline entertains and teaches young readers ages 4-8

This new paperback edition of the successful "Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Civil War" gives a highly visual and chronological account of our nation's bloodiest war. It features a striking new cover.This year-by-year account of the war which tore our country apart tells the story of the Civil War through eyewitness accounts, profiles of people famous and ordinary, point-of-view sidebars which capture the essence of the many differences between north and south, and period art which shows the people, places, and landscape of the United States from 1860 to 1877. Arranged by date, each chapter highlights the controversies, conflicts, and compromises as the separation between north and south builds and explodes. Children will come to understand the many facets of this often misunderstood war.

Black soldiers have fought and died in the Americas for centuries, forming a chain of warriors stretching back nearly 500 years. Yet their contribution to our nation’s history has been neglected, and the battles they’ve had to fight against racism and prejudice have often been as challenging as facing the enemy on the field of battle. This exciting story of African-American heroism traces the history of the black soldier, from the African explorers who accompanied Columbus to African Americans who took up arms in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and Desert Storm. These tales of heroism show young readers that while black soldiers were once systematically ignored within the armed forces, earning little praise and often dying for a nation that granted them few rights, black men and women rose to the occasion and distinguished themselves with each successive opportunity to prove themselves in combat and in the ranks. Ultimately, the sacrifices of these valiant soldiers led to today’s fully integrated armed services.